Where does “fasaani” come from?

fasaani (Finnish) comes from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fasaani (Finnish): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “fasaani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfasanpheasant
2Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
3Middle High Germanfasān—
4Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
5Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
6Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
7Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “fasaani”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →