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Where does “sigoyni” come from?

sigoyni (Faroese) comes from Danish sigøjner, from German Zigeuner, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

sigoyni (Faroese): Gypsy

Definitions

  1. Gypsy

Ancestry of “sigoyni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsigøjnerGypsy
2GermanZigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person; member...
3Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →