Where does “chavorruco” come from?
chavorruco (Spanish) comes from Spanish chavo, 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.
chavorruco (Spanish): A middle-aged person engaging in behavior typical...
Definitions
- A middle-aged person engaging in behavior typical...
Ancestry of “chavorruco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chavo | ochavo; centavo; cent |
| 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 |