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chāmpo
Hindi · 1700s
"to massage"
from "chāmpnā", to press or knead the body
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shampoo
English · 1762
"to massage the body while bathing"
British visitors adopted the practice and word from Indian bathhouses
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shampoo
English · 1860s
"a liquid soap for washing hair"
narrowed over time to mean washing the hair specifically
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