The story
- Romanian · borrowed fromBanu
- Bengali · borrowed fromবানু
- Persian · borrowed fromبانو“lady”
- Urdu · borrowed fromبانو
- Hindi · borrowed fromबानू, बानो
- English todayBanu
* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Bano. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above. * Borrowed from Romanian Banu, from the medieval title ban; see Ban.
Words from the same roots
Hindiबानू, बानो all →
Urduبانو all →
Persianبانو all →
Bengaliবানু all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.