bonduc

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠοντικὸν κάρυον“Pontic nut”
2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪“hazelnut”
3. Arabic · derived fromبُنْدُق“hazelnut, pebble, bullet”
4. French · borrowed frombonduc
5. English todaybonduc

From French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bundook.

Words from the same roots