În Europa, unii ţigani au devenit sclavi în Balcani, în special Moldova şi Ţara Românească, iar alţii şi-au continuat călătoria răspândindu-se până în Spania (1425) sau în Finlanda (1597). Pentru a obţine permise de trecere prin ţările din apus, unii ţigani au pretins că sunt creştini din Egipt veniţi în pelerinaj.
Acest lucru a condus în timp la denumirea engleza de „gypsy” şi cea spaniola de „gitano” – adică de la „egiptean”.
Într-o altă variantă de interpretare, numele de „ţigani” ar proveni din grecescul „athinganoi” tradus prin „a nu se atinge”, dobândit în perioada când se aflau pe teritoriul Imperiului Bizantin.
Ascultă imnul ţiganilor – „Gelem, Gelem”! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdVVXt29bos
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