Where does “franga” come from?

franga (English) comes from Albanian franga, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

franga (English): An obsolete unit of currency in Albania, equal to...

Definitions

  1. An obsolete unit of currency in Albania, equal to...

Ancestry of “franga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfranga—
2FrenchFrancFrank
3Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
4Old FrenchFrancFrench
5Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
6Frankishfrank—
7Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Frankish frank →