Where does “外法” come from?

外法 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 法, 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.

外法 (Japanese): non-Buddhist teachings from the perspective of Buddhist thought

Definitions

  1. non-Buddhist teachings from the perspective of Buddhist thought

Ancestry of “外法”, step by step

外法 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseprinciple; law; code of law
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

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese(the) outside
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng-Every word from Proto-Germanic frankôEvery word from Frankish frank