The story
- dz · borrowed fromཕྱི་གླིང་པ
- English todaychilip
Borrowed from Dzongkha ཕྱི་གླིང་པ (phyi gling pa, literally “person from the outer continent”). A common folk etymology links it to grey hair, referring to the lighter hair color of many Westerners.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.