Where does “chavalito” come from?
chavalito (Spanish) comes from Spanish chaval, from Caló chavó, from Romani ćhavo, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯, from Sanskrit शावक, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम — to desire, wish.
Ancestry of “chavalito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chaval | kid, boy; young man, lad, youngster; buddy, guy |
| 2 | Caló | chavó | boy |
| 3 | Romani | ćhavo | Romani boy; kid; son |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀙𑀸𑀯 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शावक | the young one of an animal |
| 6 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |