Talk:فرنگ

This must be from Old French, the language of the Crusaders. --Vahag (talk) 19:28, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Agreed. I've changed it thus. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 19:48, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Do you think ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng) is a descendant? —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 20:06, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I think it's from Persian. As for the sense development Frank > foreigner, compare Old Armenian փռանկ (pʻṙank, “Frank”), Middle Armenian փռանգ (pʻṙang, “Frenchman; any Catholic European; any European”), Modern Armenian ֆռանկ (fṙank, “a Catholic Armenian, who were considered to be foreigners by the common Armenian folk”). --Vahag (talk) 20:56, 25 July 2013 (UTC)