Where does “fulano” come from?
fulano (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic فُلَان — so-and-so.
Ancestry of “fulano”, step by step
fulano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic فُلَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فُلَان | so-and-so |
via Arabic فلان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فلان | so-and-so |