Where does “fanusi” come from?
fanusi (Swahili) comes from Arabic فَانُوس, from Ancient Greek φανός, from Ancient Greek φαεινός, from Proto-Hellenic pʰawehnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂wesnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
fanusi (Swahili): lantern
Ancestry of “fanusi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | فَانُوس | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φανός | bright, shining, resplendent; torch, lantern |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φαεινός | Epic form of φᾱνός |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰawehnós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂wesnós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |