Where does “shampoo” come from?

shampoo (Italian) comes from English shampoo, from Urdu چان٘پو, from Hindi चाँपो, from Hindi चाँपना, from Sanskrit चपयति — to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

shampoo (Italian): shampoo detergent, washing of hair with such detergent

Definitions

  1. shampoo detergent, washing of hair with such detergent

Ancestry of “shampoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshampooA traditional Indian and Persian body massage...
2Urduچان٘پو—
3Hindiचाँपोinflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural...
4Hindiचाँपनाto press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to...
5Sanskritचपयतिto pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

Words derived from “shampoo”

Every word from Sanskrit चपयति →Every word from Hindi चाँपना →Every word from Hindi चाँपो →