Where does “ผักชีฝรั่ง” come from?
ผักชีฝรั่ง (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.
ผักชีฝรั่ง (Thai): parsley
Definitions
- parsley
Ancestry of “ผักชีฝรั่ง”, step by step
ผักชีฝรั่ง traces back through 3 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 |
via Thai ชี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชี | priest; female priest; priestess; religieuse;... |
| 2 | Isan | ซี | — |
| 3 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 5 | Old French | sei | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 7 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |