Where does “ဘရင်ဂျီ” come from?
ဘရင်ဂျီ (Burmese) comes from Hindi फ़िरंगी, from Persian فرنگی, from Persian فرنگ, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank — pole, stalk.
ဘရင်ဂျီ (Burmese): Roman Catholic
Definitions
- Roman Catholic
Ancestry of “ဘရင်ဂျီ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फ़िरंगी | a white person; a European; a foreigner |
| 2 | Persian | فرنگی | Christian; European; Westerner |
| 3 | Persian | فرنگ | Frank, French; crusader; European |
| 4 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 5 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 6 | Old French | Franc | French |
| 7 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 8 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |