Where does “țigăni” come from?

țigăni (Romanian) comes from Romanian țigan, from Proto-Slavic ciganinъ.

țigăni (Romanian): to beg, cadge; to haggle; to insist or bother too...

Definitions

  1. to beg, cadge; to haggle; to insist or bother too...

Ancestry of “țigăni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianțiganGypsy
2Proto-Slavicciganinъ

Words derived from “țigăni

Every word from Proto-Slavic ciganinъEvery word from Romanian țigan