Where does “abonos” come from?

abonos (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آبنوس, from Persian آبنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

abonos (Serbo-Croatian): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “abonos”, step by step

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