Where does “фали” come from?
фали (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian фалити, from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
фали (Macedonian): to praise, laud
Definitions
- to praise, laud
Ancestry of “фали”, step by step
фали traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian фалити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | фалити | to lack, to miss, to be short of (be without something necessary for another action) |
| 2 | German | fehlen | to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vælen | — |
| 4 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 5 | Latin | fallēre | — |