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Where does “chingar” come from?

chingar (Spanish) comes from Caló čingarár, from Romani ćingardel, from Romani del, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.

chingar (Spanish): to bother, to fuck with; to engage in sexual...

Definitions

  1. to bother, to fuck with; to engage in sexual...

Ancestry of “chingar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Calóčingarárto fight
2Romanićingardel—
3Romanidelto give
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺give
5Sanskritददातिto give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,...
6Proto-Indo-AryandádaHti—
7Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “chingar”

  • chingón
  • chingadera
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