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2/2014 | Linguistics | Linguistics Archive

The Etymology of the words țigan (gypsy) and (r)rom (romany)

ByLucian Cherata

The present paper analyses the etymology of the words țigan ‘Gypsy’ and (r)rom ‘Romany’. Previous approaches trace back the term țigan to the Greek word athingánōs, meaning ‘untouchable, pagan, impure,’…

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