Where does “abanos” come from?
abanos (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آبنوس, from Persian آبنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.
abanos (Romanian): the hard dark wood of the ebony
Definitions
- the hard dark wood of the ebony
Ancestry of “abanos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آبنوس | — |
| 2 | Persian | آبنوس | ebony |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾpnws | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔβενος | ebony tree, wood |
| 5 | Egyptian | hbnj | ebony |