Where does “Piranga” come from?
Piranga (Translingual) comes from Old Tupi piranga, from Old Tupi pirang, from Malay perang, from Persian افرنگ, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
Ancestry of “Piranga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | piranga | red, reddish |
| 2 | Old Tupi | pirang | red |
| 3 | Malay | perang | war; brown |
| 4 | Persian | افرنگ | throne; splendour, elegance, beauty, majesty |
| 5 | Old French | Franc | — |
| 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 |