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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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Definitions

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Ancestry of “poo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshampooA traditional Indian and Persian body massage...
2Urduچان٘پو—
3Hindiचाँपोinflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural...
4Hindiचाँपनाto press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to...
5Sanskritचपयतिto pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

Words derived from “poo”

  • pooer
  • pooey
  • poohead
  • pooface
  • poo pirate
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