Where does “fanfarun” come from?

fanfarun (Maltese) comes from Italian fanfarone, from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار.

fanfarun (Maltese): bragger, boaster

Definitions

  1. bragger, boaster

Ancestry of “fanfarun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfanfaronebraggart; braggadocio; bragger, boaster
2Spanishfanfarrónboastful; swaggerer
3Arabicفَرْفَار—
Every word from Arabic فَرْفَار →Every word from Spanish fanfarrón →Every word from Italian fanfarone →