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    From where do we get the funny sounding word "shampoo"?

    Question #96697. Asked by star_gazer. (Jun 16 08 2:20 PM)


    truefaithmom

    		"According to Shobhana, the word shampoo in English usage dates back to 1762, with the meaning "to massage". The word was a loan from Anglo-Indian shampoo, in turn from Hindu chāmpo (चाँपो /tʃãːpoː/), imperative of chāmpnā (चाँपना /tʃãːpnaː/), "to smear, knead the muscles, massage". It itself comes from Sanskrit/Hindi word "champā" (चम्पा /tʃəmpaː/), the flowers of the plant Michelia champaca which have traditionally been used to make fragrant hair-oil."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shampoo

    Jun 16 08, 2:25 PM

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