Where does “huablab” come from?
huablab (White Hmong) 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.
huablab (White Hmong): farang; westerner
Definitions
- farang; westerner
Ancestry of “huablab”, step by step
| 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 |