Where does “csaj” come from?
csaj (Hungarian) 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.
csaj (Hungarian): a Romani girl; a girl, a woman
Definitions
- a Romani girl; a girl, a woman
Ancestry of “csaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “csaj”