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Where does “цыга́н” come from?

цыга́н (Russian) comes from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

Ancestry of “цыга́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—

Words derived from “цыга́н”

  • сиған
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →