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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | فانی | mortal, perishable; transient, transitory,... |
| 2 | English | Fanny | itself also becoming a given name |
| 3 | English | Frances | on the border with Victoria |
| 4 | Old French | Franceise | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | Franciscus | — |
| 6 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 7 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
via Classical Persian فانی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | فانی | — |