Where does “Inglik” come from?
Inglik (Jingpho) comes from Burmese အင်္ဂလိပ်, from English English, from French French, from English French, from Middle English French, from Old English Frenċisċ, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō — pole, stalk.
Inglik (Jingpho): English
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Inglik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အင်္ဂလိပ် | English |
| 2 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 3 | French | French | — |
| 4 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 5 | Middle English | French | — |
| 6 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 7 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |