Where does “ֆեն” come from?
ֆեն (Armenian) comes from Russian фен, from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
ֆեն (Armenian): hairdryer
Ancestry of “ֆեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | фен | hairdryer; amphetamine |
| 2 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 3 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 5 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 6 | Latin | faveō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |