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 →Every word from German Zigeuner →Every word from Danish sigøjner →