they origanlly came from egypt or india?
2007-02-19 21:48:34 · 5 answers · asked by me 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
It is generally known that gypsies migrated out of India into Europe around the eleventh century. Records exist of their arrival in Spain as early as 1425 in Zaragoza, capital of Aragon. The majority entered via Barcelona (in Catalonia) in 1447.
Gitanos and hungaros (Hungarians emanating from central Europe) make up the two major groups of Spanish gypsies who now live predominantly in southern Spain.
Because recorded history of the Roma prior to their first documented appearances in Europe in the early 15th century is non-existent, there has been much debate as to their origins and early migration. Based on linguistic evidence (the similarity of the Romany language to Hindi, Panjabi, and related languages of Northern India) and anthropological evidence (body habitus and ABO blood group distributions closely approximating those of the warrior classes of northern India)(7), there is now a clear consensus of opinion that the modern day Roma of the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas originated in Northwestern India.
2007-02-19 23:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by aidan402 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey 22???,
Ah, the Gypsies... They are from many places,
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"Gypsy (also gipsey, gypsey, gypsie) is a sometimes derogatory term for the following ethnic groups:
* Roma people, also spelled Rroma, Roms, or Romani, an ethnic group in Southern and Eastern Europe and the Middle East:
Gitanos, also spelled Ciganos, a Roma people in Spain, Portugal, and southern France
Kalderash, the most numerous of the Roma people, from the Balkans, Central Europe, North America
Romnichal, also known as Rom'nies, mainly in Britain and North America
Sinti, also known as Zigeuner or Zingari, a Roma people mostly in Germany, Austria and Italy "
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Apparently, we are all part Gypsie.
2007-02-19 23:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gypsy's started wandering from India. They are known as Roma in Europe. In Europer they are treated as low class xctizens , due to this they have been living in abject povery for many generations.Their language has roots in sanskrit . Sanskrit was once commonly spoken in India. Now it is a dead language.
2007-02-19 22:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romani - Roma then Shashi India
2007-02-19 22:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that they come from india
2007-02-19 21:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole T 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋