Where does “بن” come from?

بن (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic بُنّ, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን — coffee.

بن (South Levantine Arabic): coffee beans

Definitions

  1. coffee beans

Ancestry of “بن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡንcoffee
Every word from Amharic ቡን →Every word from Arabic بُنّ →Every word from Amharic ቡና →