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

  1. the hard dark wood of the ebony

Ancestry of “abanos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآبنوس—
2Persianآبنوسebony
3Middle Persianʾpnws—
4Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
5Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Middle Persian ʾpnws →