Where does “بون” come from?

بون (Omani Arabic) comes from Persian بن, from Middle Persian بوّن, from Proto-Iranian *buHnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudʰnás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ(m̥)nés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

بون (Omani Arabic): origin, root

Definitions

  1. origin, root

Ancestry of “بون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنbottom; foundation; root
2Middle Persianبوّن—
3Proto-Iranian*buHnáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudʰnásbottom, ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ(m̥)nés—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →