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

  1. Roman Catholic

Ancestry of “ဘရင်ဂျီ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफ़िरंगीa white person; a European; a foreigner
2PersianفرنگیChristian; European; Westerner
3PersianفرنگFrank, French; crusader; European
4FrenchFrancFrank
5Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
6Old FrenchFrancFrench
7Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
8Frankishfrank
9Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “ဘရင်ဂျီ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng-Every word from Proto-Germanic frankôEvery word from Frankish frank