Where does “fâni” come from?
fâni (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فانی, from Old Anatolian Turkish فانی, from Persian فانی, from English Fanny, from English Frances, from Old French Franceise, from Late Latin Franciscus, from Latin francus — pole, stalk.
fâni (Turkish): mortal
Definitions
- mortal
Ancestry of “fâni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فانی | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | فانی | — |
| 3 | Persian | فانی | mortal, perishable; transient, transitory,... |
| 4 | English | Fanny | itself also becoming a given name |
| 5 | English | Frances | on the border with Victoria |
| 6 | Old French | Franceise | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | Franciscus | — |
| 8 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 9 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |