Where does “bonzo” come from?

bonzo (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.

bonzo (Portuguese): bonze

Definitions

  1. bonze

Ancestry of “bonzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese凡僧An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk
2Middle Chinese凡ordinary

Words derived from “bonzo”

Every word from Middle Chinese 凡 →Every word from Japanese 凡僧 →