Where does “бенто” come from?

бенто (Russian) comes from Japanese 弁当, from Japanese 面筒, from Middle Chinese 面.

бенто (Russian): bento

Definitions

  1. bento

Ancestry of “бенто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弁当food brought on the go
2Japanese面筒—
3Middle Chinese面—
Every word from Middle Chinese 面 →Every word from Japanese 面筒 →Every word from Japanese 弁当 →