Where does “ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်” come from?
ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ် (Mon) comes from Burmese ဘရင်ဂျီ, from Hindi फ़िरंगी, from Persian فرنگی, from Persian فرنگ, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus — pole, stalk.
ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ် (Mon): Roman Catholic
Definitions
- Roman Catholic
Ancestry of “ဗြေန်ဂျေဝ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘရင်ဂျီ | Roman Catholic |
| 2 | Hindi | फ़िरंगी | a white person; a European; a foreigner |
| 3 | Persian | فرنگی | Christian; European; Westerner |
| 4 | Persian | فرنگ | Frank, French; crusader; European |
| 5 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 6 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 7 | Old French | Franc | French |
| 8 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 9 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |