Where does “фин” come from?

фин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

фин (Serbo-Croatian): fine; thin; delicate

Definitions

  1. fine; thin; delicate

Ancestry of “фин”, step by step

фин traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

via Italian fino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfinotill, until, as far as; thin, fine
2Vulgar Latinfinusfine

Words derived from “фин

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin