Where does “fânar” come from?

fânar (Romanian) comes from Greek φανάρι, from Byzantine Greek φανάριον — lamp, torch.

fânar (Romanian): a lamp

Definitions

  1. a lamp

Ancestry of “fânar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφανάριtraffic lights; lantern, lamp, torch
2Byzantine Greekφανάριονlamp, torch

Words derived from “fânar”

Every word from Byzantine Greek φανάριον →Every word from Greek φανάρι →