Where does “bon” come from?
bon (Middle English) comes from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
bon (Middle English): bone
Definitions
- bone
Ancestry of “bon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 2 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 5 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |