Where does “بونجق” come from?
بونجق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *bōnčuk, from Manx boyn, from Middle Irish bonn, from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
بونجق (Ottoman Turkish): bead, any sort of globule made of stone or glass, with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire
Definitions
- bead, any sort of globule made of stone or glass, with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire