Where does “abnus” come from?

abnus (Malay) comes from Persian ابنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

abnus (Malay): ebony, wood charcoal

Definitions

  1. ebony, wood charcoal

Ancestry of “abnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابنوس
2Middle Persianʾpnws
3Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
4Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “abnus

Every word from Egyptian hbnjEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔβενοςEvery word from Middle Persian ʾpnws
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