bundook

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠοντικὸν κάρυον“Pontic nut”
2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪“hazelnut”
3. Arabic · derived fromبُنْدُقِيَّة“gun”
4. Hindi · borrowed fromबन्दूक़“gun”
5. English todaybundook

From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc.

Words from the same roots