Where does “țigănie” come from?

țigănie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

țigănie (Romanian): all Gypsies living in a certain location, or a...

Definitions

  1. all Gypsies living in a certain location, or a...

Ancestry of “țigănie”, step by step

țigănie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian țigan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianțiganGypsy
2Proto-Slavicciganinъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →