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Where does “buni” come from?

buni (Swahili) comes from Arabic بُنّ, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን.

buni (Swahili): coffee berry; construct; invent

Definitions

  1. coffee berry; construct; invent

Ancestry of “buni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡን—

Words derived from “buni”

  • mbuni
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