Where does “fana” come from?

fana (Polish) comes from German fahne, from Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
2Middle High Germanvane—
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →