Where does “чиган” come from?

чиган (Udmurt) comes from Russian цыга́н, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

чиган (Udmurt): Romani, Gypsy (eg. person, people, language,...)

Definitions

  1. Romani, Gypsy (eg. person, people, language,...)

Ancestry of “чиган”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцыга́нGypsy, Rom
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from Russian цыга́н →