Where does “ფონი” come from?
ფონი (Georgian) comes from Russian фон, from Greek φωνή, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
ფონი (Georgian): background; ford
Definitions
- background; ford
Ancestry of “ფონი”, step by step
ფონი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian фон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фон | background, backdrop |
| 2 | Greek | φωνή | voice, sound; voice, note; voice |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Proto-Armenian fon-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Armenian | fon- | — |