Where does “abenuz” come from?

abenuz (Spanish) comes from Persian ابنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

abenuz (Spanish): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “abenuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابنوس—
2Middle Persianʾpnws—
3Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
4Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Middle Persian ʾpnws →