Where does “หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง” come from?
หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (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.
หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (Thai): asparagus
Definitions
- asparagus
Ancestry of “หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง”, step by step
หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง 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 |