Where does “фанфарон” come from?

фанфарон (Russian) comes from French fanfaron, from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار.

фанфарон (Russian): braggart, fanfaron

Definitions

  1. braggart, fanfaron

Ancestry of “фанфарон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfanfaronboasting; boaster
2Spanishfanfarrónboastful; swaggerer
3Arabicفَرْفَار—
Every word from Arabic فَرْفَار →Every word from Spanish fanfarrón →Every word from French fanfaron →