Where does “Chaya” come from?
Chaya (German) comes from Romani ćhaj, from Romani ćhavo, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯, from Sanskrit शावक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas — to desire, wish.
Chaya (German): girl, lass, dudette
Definitions
- girl, lass, dudette
Ancestry of “Chaya”, step by step
Chaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romani ćhaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romani | ćhaj | female equivalent of ćhavo: Romani girl; daughter |
| 2 | Romani | ćhavo | Romani boy; kid; son |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀸𑀯 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शावक | the young one of an animal |
| 5 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
via Spanish chaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chaya | chaya (tree) |