Where does “abanoz” come from?

abanoz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish abanoz, from Persian ابنوس, from Middle Persian ʾpnws, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

abanoz (Turkish): ebony tree

Definitions

  1. ebony tree

Ancestry of “abanoz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishabanoz
2Persianابنوس
3Middle Persianʾpnws
4Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
5Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj