Where does “चम्मच” come from?

चम्मच (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian چَمْچَه, from Proto-Turkic kamïč.

चम्मच (Hindi): spoon; sycophant, chamcha

Definitions

  1. spoon; sycophant, chamcha

Ancestry of “चम्मच”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَمْچَه—
2Proto-Turkickamïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kamïč →Every word from Classical Persian چَمْچَه →