Where does “bunduki” come from?
bunduki (Swahili) comes from Arabic بُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bunduki (Swahili): gun a handheld firearm
Definitions
- gun a handheld firearm
Ancestry of “bunduki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بُنْدُق | hazelnut, filbert; hazelnut, bullet; hazelnut;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |