Where does “бонза” come from?
бонза (Russian) comes from Japanese 凡僧, from Middle Chinese 凡 — ordinary.
бонза (Russian): bonze; a haughty high-ranking official; a...
Definitions
- bonze; a haughty high-ranking official; a...
Ancestry of “бонза”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 凡僧 | An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 凡 | ordinary |