Where does “ฝรั่ง” come from?

ฝรั่ง (Thai) comes from Persian فرنگ, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

ฝรั่ง (Thai): farang; a category of traditional Thai songs,...

Definitions

  1. farang; a category of traditional Thai songs,...

Ancestry of “ฝรั่ง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianفرنگFrank, French; crusader; European
2FrenchFrancFrank
3Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
4Old FrenchFrancFrench
5Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
6Frankishfrank—
7Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “ฝรั่ง”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Frankish frank →