Etymology Explorer
› Tigre
Where does “ቡን” come from?
ቡን (Tigre) comes from Arabic بُنّ, from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን — coffee.
ቡን
(Tigre): coffee
Definitions
coffee
Ancestry of “ቡን”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
بُنّ
coffee plant or seed; brine
2
Amharic
ቡና
coffee
3
Amharic
ቡን
coffee
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