Where does “Roma” come from?
Roma derives from Latin Roma, a city name of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning remains unknown.
Roma (English): A Romani; a member of the Roma/Romani people;...
Definitions
- A Romani; a member of the Roma/Romani people;...
Ancestry of “Roma”, step by step
Roma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romani roma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romani | roma | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | डोम्ब | Doma a caste of drummers, or a person belonging to this caste |
| 3 | Sanskrit | डमरु | a sacred drum, shaped like an hourglass, used by... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | ḍamaru | — |
via Italian Roma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Roma | Rome |
| 2 | Latin | Rōma | Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma") |
Words derived from “Roma”