Where does “fūnus” come from?
fūnus (Latin) comes from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.
Ancestry of “fūnus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 2 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ο | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |