Where does “ფანარი” come from?

ფანარი (Georgian) comes from Russian фона́рь, from Byzantine Greek φανάριον — lamp, torch.

ფანარი (Georgian): flashlight

Definitions

  1. flashlight

Ancestry of “ფანარი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфона́рьlantern, streetlight, streetlamp
2Byzantine Greekφανάριονlamp, torch
Every word from Byzantine Greek φανάριον →Every word from Russian фона́рь →