Where does “bān” come from?
bān (Old English) comes from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
bān (Old English): bone, tusk; the bone of a limb
Definitions
- bone, tusk; the bone of a limb
Ancestry of “bān”, step by step
bān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic بان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 4 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |
via Proto-West Germanic bain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bain | leg; bone |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bainą | leg; bone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |