Where does “mbuni” come from?

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

mbuni (Swahili): coffee plant; inventor; author; ostrich

Definitions

  1. coffee plant; inventor; author; ostrich

Ancestry of “mbuni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibunicoffee berry; construct; invent
2Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
3Amharicቡናcoffee
4Amharicቡንcoffee
Every word from Amharic ቡን →Every word from Arabic بُنّ →Every word from Amharic ቡና →
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