Where does “ມັນຝະລັ່ງ” come from?
ມັນຝະລັ່ງ (Lao) comes from Lao ຝະລັ່ງ, from Thai ฝรั่ง, from Persian فرنگ, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank — pole, stalk.
ມັນຝະລັ່ງ (Lao): potato
Ancestry of “ມັນຝະລັ່ງ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ຝະລັ່ງ | Frenchman; white foreigner; Siam weed,... |
| 2 | Thai | ฝรั่ง | farang; a category of traditional Thai songs,... |
| 3 | Persian | فرنگ | Frank, French; crusader; European |
| 4 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 5 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 6 | Old French | Franc | — |
| 7 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 8 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |