Where does “светофар” come from?

светофар (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian фар, from Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

светофар (Bulgarian): traffic light

Definitions

  1. traffic light

Ancestry of “светофар”, step by step

светофар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian фар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianфарbeacon
2Greekφάροςlighthouse
3Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
4Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

via Bulgarian све́тя

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсве́тяto lighten, to illuminate, to radiate (light)
2Proto-Slavic*světitito illuminate, to shine
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