Where does “mjällschampo” come from?

mjällschampo (Swedish) comes from Swedish schampo, from English shampoo, from Urdu چان٘پو, from Hindi चाँपो, from Hindi चाँपना, from Sanskrit चपयति — to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

mjällschampo (Swedish): antidandruff shampoo

Definitions

  1. antidandruff shampoo

Ancestry of “mjällschampo”, step by step

mjällschampo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish schampo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishschamposhampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres)
2EnglishshampooA traditional Indian and Persian body massage...
3Urduچان٘پو
4Hindiचाँपोinflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural...
5Hindiचाँपनाto press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to...
6Sanskritचपयतिto pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,...

via Swedish mjäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjällpleasantly soft and tender
2Proto-Germanicmalanąto grind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Sanskrit चपयतिEvery word from Hindi चाँपनाEvery word from Hindi चाँपो