Where does “bondoki” come from?
bondoki (Lingala) comes from Bangi bondoki, from Swahili bunduki, from Arabic بُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
bondoki (Lingala): rifle
Definitions
- rifle
Ancestry of “bondoki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangi | bondoki | rifle |
| 2 | Swahili | bunduki | gun a handheld firearm |
| 3 | Arabic | بُنْدُق | hazelnut, filbert; hazelnut, bullet; hazelnut;... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |