Where does “charvette” come from?
charvette (English) comes from English charva, from Romani ćhavo, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯, from Sanskrit शावक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas — to desire, wish.
charvette (English): A female charva
Ancestry of “charvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | charva | Unruly youth; disobedient child or teenager;... |
| 2 | Romani | ćhavo | Romani boy; kid; son |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀸𑀯 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शावक | the young one of an animal |
| 5 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |