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by throwaway2202 937 days ago
Frankish is what Farangistan and farangi was derived from. Referring to the Franks of course. I think it is from middle ages or earlier, if I’m not mistaken.
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lopis 937 days ago
Oh. Is this where the Thai got the word Farang too?
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throwaway2202 935 days ago
I actually do not know. But there’s a wikipedia page on Farang that suggests this could be the case!
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pazimzadeh 937 days ago
Yes, but why?
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throwaway2202 935 days ago
Tomatoes were brought from the new world. Quick googling says Strawberries are also from Europe. That would give the Farang prefix.
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pazimzadeh 933 days ago
why does frankish == european?
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