Where does “фазаний” come from?

фазаний (Russian) comes from Russian фазан, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

фазаний (Russian): pheasant

Definitions

pheasant

Ancestry of “фазаний”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	фазан	pheasant
2	German	fasān	pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
3	Middle High German	fasān	—
4	Latin	phāsiānus	pheasant (bird)
5	Ancient Greek	φασιανός	pheasant
6	Ancient Greek	Φᾱσῐᾱνός	Phasian
7	Ancient Greek	Φᾶσῐς	Phasis

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →