Where does “charva” come from?
charva (English) comes from Romani ćhavo, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯, from Sanskrit शावक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s — to desire, wish.
charva (English): Unruly youth; disobedient child or teenager;...
Definitions
- Unruly youth; disobedient child or teenager;...
Ancestry of “charva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romani | ćhavo | Romani boy; kid; son |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀸𑀯 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शावक | the young one of an animal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
Words derived from “charva”