Where does “chipicallí” come from?
chipicallí (Caló) comes from Caló chipí, from Romani ćhib, from Sauraseni Prakrit ??????, from Sanskrit जिह्वा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
chipicallí (Caló): Romani language
Definitions
- Romani language
Ancestry of “chipicallí”, step by step
chipicallí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Caló chipí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caló | chipí | language |
| 2 | Romani | ćhib | tongue; language |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ?????? | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जिह्वा | tongue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iźʰwáH | tongue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Caló callí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caló | callí | — |