Where does “ցիգան” come from?

ցիգան (Armenian) comes from Russian цыга́н, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

ցիգան (Armenian): Gypsy

Definitions

  1. Gypsy

Ancestry of “ցիգան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцыга́нGypsy, Rom
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from Russian цыга́н →