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