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
- farang; a category of traditional Thai songs,...
Ancestry of “ฝรั่ง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | فرنگ | Frank, French; crusader; European |
| 2 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 3 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 4 | Old French | Franc | — |
| 5 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 6 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
Words derived from “ฝรั่ง”