Where does “poo” come from?
poo (English) comes from English shampoo, from Urdu چان٘پو, from Hindi चाँपो, from Hindi चाँपना, from Sanskrit चपयति — to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...
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Ancestry of “poo”, step by step
poo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shampoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shampoo | A traditional Indian and Persian body massage... |
| 2 | Urdu | چان٘پو | — |
| 3 | Hindi | चाँपो | inflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural... |
| 4 | Hindi | चाँपना | to press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चपयति | to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,... |