Where does “fonar'” come from?

fonar' (Ludian) comes from Russian фона́рь, from Byzantine Greek φανάριον — lamp, torch.

fonar' (Ludian): lantern, flashlight

Definitions

  1. lantern, flashlight

Ancestry of “fonar'”, step by step

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