Etymology

shampoo

sham·poo
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Today it means: A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs. Full definition →

Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) ← Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀧𑀇 (caṃpaï)
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The story

  1. Prakrit𑀘𑀁𑀧𑀇 (caṃpaï)
  2. Hindiचाँपना (cā̃pnā)
  3. Hindiचाँपो (cā̃po)
  4. English todayshampoo

From Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) / चांपो (cāmpo), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā) / चांपना (cāmpnā, “to press, knead”), mid 18th c.

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