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Where does “pooface” come from?

pooface (English) comes from English poo, 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 “pooface”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpooAlternative spelling of pooh: an instance of...
2EnglishshampooA traditional Indian and Persian body massage...
3Urduچان٘پو—
4Hindiचाँपोinflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural...
5Hindiचाँपनाto press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to...
6Sanskritचपयतिto pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...
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