Where does “cygański” come from?

cygański (Polish) comes from Polish Cygan, from Ancient Greek ἀθίγγανος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

cygański (Polish): Romani, Gypsy

Definitions

  1. Romani, Gypsy

Ancestry of “cygański”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCyganA male Gypsy
2Ancient Greekἀθίγγανοςone who does not want to be approached
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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