Where does “фењер” come from?
фењер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فنار, from Arabic فَنَار, from Ancient Greek φανάριον, from Ancient Greek φᾱνός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
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Ancestry of “фењер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فنار | Alternative form of فنر |
| 2 | Arabic | فَنَار | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φανάριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾱνός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |