Where does “ćingardel” come from?
ćingardel (Romani) comes from Romani del, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “ćingardel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romani | del | to give |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 | give |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ददाति | to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádaHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dádaHti | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |