IN GREEK
φανέλα
fanela
undershirt; sports jersey
IN TURKISH
fanila
fanila
undershirt; flannel
WEAR THE WORD
φανέλα in blue ink and fanila in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Welsh
- CATEGORY
- Clothing
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek also uses it for a football jersey.
- NOTES
- From Italian or Venetian forms of flannel. Nişanyan traces fanila through French flanelle and English flannel to Welsh gwlân, wool, with no Italian stage.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘φανέλα / fanila’, entry 400, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/400-fanela/. Accessed [day month year].