Where does “ابنوس” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ابنوس”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ابنوس”

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