Where does “shampoo” come from?

Shampoo comes from Hindi चाँपो, derived from Sanskrit चपयति meaning to press or knead.

shampoo (English): A traditional Indian and Persian body massage...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage...

Ancestry of “shampoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچان٘پو—
2Hindiचाँपोinflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural...
3Hindiचाँपनाto press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to...
4Sanskritचपयतिto pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

Words derived from “shampoo”

Every word from Sanskrit चपयति →Every word from Hindi चाँपना →Every word from Hindi चाँपो →