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
فانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Anatolian Turkish فانی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | فانی | — |
| 2 | Persian | فانی | mortal, perishable; transient, transitory,... |
| 3 | English | Fanny | itself also becoming a given name |
| 4 | English | Frances | on the border with Victoria |
| 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 |
via Arabic فَانِي
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَانِي | — |