τσιγγάνος

Etymology
Via   and  from, ultimately a compound of privative  +. The Middle Greek word had initially been the name of a Christian sect, the Melchizedekian sect, which was subsequently associated to Romani people.

Nişanyan suggests, due to the very recent first attestation of the term in Greek (1378 AD), a Turkish lemma çıgañ /t͡ʃɯˈɣaɲ/ ("destitute, lazy") as its origin, which, in turn, explains the replacement of the accent. This modern accent could also be influenced by the feminine form.

Petrounias, however, explains as a paretymological variant of, influenced by the name of the Christian sect.

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Noun

 * 1) Gypsy, Gipsy