Where does “φουστάνι” come from?
φουστάνι (Greek) comes from Italian fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
φουστάνι (Greek): dress; woman, women
Definitions
- dress; woman, women
Ancestry of “φουστάνι”, step by step
φουστάνι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fustagno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fustagno | fustian |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 3 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Byzantine Greek φουστάνιν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | φουστάνιν | — |