Where does “bontaș” come from?

bontaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian bont, from Hungarian bonc, from German Bonze, from French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.

bontaș (Romanian): rebel

Definitions

rebel

Ancestry of “bontaș”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	bont	dull, blunt
2	Hungarian	bonc	dissection, autopsy; bonze
3	German	Bonze	bonze; self-interested dignitary; capitalist, fat...
4	French	bonze	bonze, Buddhist priest
5	Portuguese	bonzo	bonze
6	Japanese	凡僧	An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk
7	Middle Chinese	凡	ordinary

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