Where does “فانی” come from?
فانی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish فانی, from Persian فانی, from English Fanny, from English Frances, from Old French Franceise, from Late Latin Franciscus, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank — pole, stalk.
Ancestry of “فانی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | فانی | — |
| 2 | Persian | فانی | mortal, perishable; transient, transitory,... |
| 3 | English | Fanny | — |
| 4 | English | Frances | — |
| 5 | Old French | Franceise | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | Franciscus | — |
| 7 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 8 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |