Grellmann (1787) collected the forms Schoschi, Tschoschai with the same meaning from Continental gipsies and the above may be a development from these. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the forms Shoshó, Shóshi ‘a rabbit’ from English Gypsies.
Grellmann (1787) collected the forms Schoschi, Tschoschai with the same meaning from Continental gipsies and the above may be a development from these. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the forms Shoshó, Shóshi ‘a rabbit’ from English Gypsies. |