Where does “бонист” come from?

бонист (Russian) comes from Ossetian бон, from English bonehead, from English Bône, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ — henbane.

бонист (Russian): notaphilist

Definitions

  1. notaphilist

Ancestry of “бонист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ossetianбонday
2EnglishboneheadSomeone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid
3EnglishBônenow known as Annaba
4Middle Englishbonbone
5Old Englishbānbone, tusk; the bone of a limb
6Arabicبانto separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be...
7Ottoman Turkishبانban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish...
8Ottoman Turkishباڭ
9Persianبنگhashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";...
10Middle Persian𐭡𐭭𐭢henbane
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢