Etymology

firangi

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Today it means: A foreigner, especially a British or a white person. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian فرنگی ← Old French franc
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  1. Old French · derived fromfranc
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromفرنگی
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todayfirangi

Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchfranc all →

Francom

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