Where does “بانی” come from?

بانی (Persian) comes from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.

بانی (Persian): founder, instituter

Definitions

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