Where does “آبنوس” come from?

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

آبنوس (Persian): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “آبنوس”, step by step

آبنوس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian ʾpnws

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

via Middle Persian abnūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianabnūs—

Words derived from “آبنوس”

Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Middle Persian ʾpnws →
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