The story
- French · derived fromJean
- English todayDjango
Reported to be the first person singular of a Romani verb meaning "to awake" (cf. Baltic Romani džangavel, Carpathian Romani žangaul, Sinte Romani džangel, etc.) Could also be a Wallonian version or diminutive of French Jean.
Words from the same roots
FrenchJean all →
jeangeniting
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.