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