The word "Roma" comes from the word "Rom" (originally: Dom) which means "human being", "a man" in Romani language.
The term Roma in general literature is not limited to those who use the self– appellation Roma. It also refers to those groups who ethnically, culturally and historically belong to the same kind of groups/tribes calling themselves Kaldarash, Kále, Lovara, Arlija, Gurbet, Romungro, or belong to other groups/tribes of which there are dozens of different ones in Europe according to various research.
Among the majority non-Roma population, the word "Gypsy" originated from the world "Egyptian", is mostly used in English speaking countries, having a reference to the migration route of the Roma who might have reached Europe via Egypt and the Straits of Gibraltar.
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