Where does “sampon” come from?
sampon (Hungarian) comes from French shampooing, from English shampoo, from Urdu چان٘پو, from Hindi चाँपो, from Hindi चाँपना, from Sanskrit चपयति — to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...
sampon (Hungarian): shampoo
Definitions
- shampoo
Ancestry of “sampon”, step by step
sampon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French shampooing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | shampooing | shampoo |
| 2 | English | shampoo | A traditional Indian and Persian body massage... |
| 3 | Urdu | چان٘پو | — |
| 4 | Hindi | चाँपो | inflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural... |
| 5 | Hindi | चाँपना | to press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चपयति | to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,... |
via German Schampon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schampon | — |