English
Fenech
Fenech comes from Maltese fenek ‘rabbit’, from Arabic فَنَك ‘fennec fox’, and ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *hüne-.
- Proto-Mongolicprehistoric (reconstructed)*hüne-reconstructed
- Proto-Mongolic, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*hünegenreconstructed
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفَنَکfanak
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَنَك‘fennec fox’
- Maltesemodernfenek‘rabbit’
- Maltese, derivedmodernFenech
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Mongolicprehistoric (reconstructed)*hüne-reconstructed
- Proto-Mongolic, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*hünegenreconstructed
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفَنَکfanak
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَنَك‘fennec fox’
- Maltesemodernfenek‘rabbit’
- Maltese, derivedmodernFenech
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Mongolic *hüne-
Today it means
name A surname from Maltese.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Mongolic *hüne- / Fenech