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
- antidandruff shampoo
Ancestry of “mjällschampo”, step by step
mjällschampo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish schampo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | schampo | shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) |
| 2 | English | shampoo | A traditional Indian and Persian body massage... |
| 3 | Urdu | چان٘پو | — |
| 4 | Hindi | चाँपो | inflection of चाँपना : ## second-person plural... |
| 5 | Hindi | चाँपना | to press, to squeeze, to knead; to shampoo; to... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चपयति | to pound, kneed; to pound, to knead; to pound,... |