Where does “चमची” come from?
चमची (Hindi) comes from Hindi चमचा, from Classical Persian چَمْچَه, from Proto-Turkic kamïč.
चमची (Hindi): female sycophant, flatterer
Definitions
- female sycophant, flatterer
Ancestry of “चमची”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चमचा | yesman, sycophant; Alternative form of चम्मच |
| 2 | Classical Persian | چَمْچَه | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kamïč | — |