Where does “Çingene” come from?
Çingene (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چنكانه, from Greek τσιγγάνος, from Ancient Greek Ἀτσίγγανος, from Ancient Greek ἀθίγγανος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Çingene (Turkish): Rom, gypsy
Definitions
- Rom, gypsy
Ancestry of “Çingene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چنكانه | — |
| 2 | Greek | τσιγγάνος | Gypsy, Gipsy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτσίγγανος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθίγγανος | one who does not want to be approached |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |