Where does “xampu” come from?

xampu (Portuguese) 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,...

xampu (Portuguese): shampoo

Definitions

  1. shampoo

Ancestry of “xampu”, 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,...
Every word from Sanskrit चपयति →Every word from Hindi चाँपना →Every word from Hindi चाँपो →
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