Where does “ตรุษฝรั่ง” come from?
ตรุษฝรั่ง (Thai) comes from Thai ฝรั่ง, 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.
ตรุษฝรั่ง (Thai): Christmas
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ตรุษฝรั่ง”, step by step
ตรุษฝรั่ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฝรั่ง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฝรั่ง | farang; a category of traditional Thai songs,... |
| 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 |