Where does “فانی” come from?

فانی (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian فانی, from English Fanny, from English Frances, from Old French Franceise, from Late Latin Franciscus, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “فانی”, step by step

فانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian فانی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفانیmortal, perishable; transient, transitory,...
2EnglishFannyitself also becoming a given name
3EnglishFranceson the border with Victoria
4Old FrenchFranceise
5Late LatinFranciscus
6Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
7Frankishfrank
8Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

via Classical Persian فانی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفانی

Words derived from “فانی

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng-Every word from Proto-Germanic frankôEvery word from Frankish frank