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Where does “Fanni” come from?

Fanni (Finnish) comes from English Fanny, from English Frances, from Old French Franceise, from Late Latin Franciscus, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “Fanni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFanny—
2EnglishFrances—
3Old FrenchFranceise—
4Late LatinFranciscus—
5Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
6Frankishfrank—
7Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
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