Where does “bunong-baraso” come from?

bunong-baraso (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano buno, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን, from Arabic بُنّ — coffee plant or seed; brine.

Ancestry of “bunong-baraso”, step by step

bunong-baraso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano buno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobunoto assassinate; to murder
2Amharicቡናcoffee
3Amharicቡንcoffee
4Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine

via Tagalog baraso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbaraso—
Every word from Arabic بُنّ →Every word from Amharic ቡና →Every word from Amharic ቡን →