Where does “firang” come from?

firang (Romanian) comes from Hungarian firhang, from German Vorhang, from Middle High German vorhanc.

firang (Romanian): curtain

Definitions

  1. curtain

Ancestry of “firang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfirhangcurtain
2GermanVorhangcurtain; draperies; drop
3Middle High Germanvorhanc—
Every word from Middle High German vorhanc →Every word from German Vorhang →Every word from Hungarian firhang →
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