Where does “بني” come from?

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

بني (South Levantine Arabic): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “بني”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبنيbrown, coffee-colored; verbal noun of بَنَى;...
2Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
3Amharicቡናcoffee
4Amharicቡንcoffee
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