Where does “chanjman” come from?
chanjman (Haitian Creole) comes from French changement, from French changer, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos — to bend; crooked; crooked.
chanjman (Haitian Creole): change
Ancestry of “chanjman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | changement | change |
| 2 | French | changer | to exchange; to change; to change, alter |
| 3 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 4 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | cambiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 7 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |