Where does “эбонит” come from?

эбонит (Kazakh) comes from Russian эбони́т, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

эбонит (Kazakh): ebonite, vulcanite

Definitions

  1. ebonite, vulcanite

Ancestry of “эбонит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэбони́тebonite
2Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
3Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj →