Where does “בענזאָל” come from?

בענזאָל (Yiddish) comes from Russian бензо́л, from German Benzol, from English benzo-, from English benzoin, from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

בענזאָל (Yiddish): benzene

Definitions

  1. benzene

Ancestry of “בענזאָל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбензо́лbenzene, benzol
2GermanBenzolbenzene
3Englishbenzo-Related to benzene or benzoic acid
4EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
5Middle Frenchbenjoin—
6Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
7Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—
Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] →Every word from English benzo- →Every word from Spanish benjuí →