Where does “പറങ്കി” come from?
പറങ്കി (Malayalam) 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.
പറങ്കി (Malayalam): Portuguese
Definitions
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Ancestry of “പറങ്കി”, 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 | French |
| 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 |