Gyppe
The existence of a Roma people (Romniti)-inhabited land called Gyppe (Little Egypt) near the town of Modon in the Peloponnese in 1384, once a port of transit for pilgrims en route to the holy sites, in the Middle Ages is the origin of the name Gypsy. No one knows why people from Indian Punjab moved to the Balkans, many theory but all speculations. One theory is that they are Indian people who settled in Egypt went to the Greek Peloponnese. They have been colloquially known as »Gypsies« since the 12th century.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Roma Culture: Problems and Challenges
- ↑ Soulis, George C. (1961). "The Gypsies in the Byzantine Empire and the Balkans in the Late Middle Ages". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 15: 141–165. doi:10.2307/1291178. JSTOR 1291178.