Concerning the Origin of Peoples The True Origin of Roma and
Sinti Many myths have been elaborated about the origin of that
mysterious people present in every western country called by
different names, usually known as Gypsies, Gitanos, Cigány,
etc., whose correct ethnonym is Rom (or better Rhom) for most
groups and Sinti for others. We will not expose here the
universally recognized legends, but the last and most widespread
myth that is still believed to be true: their alleged Indo-
European ethnicity. That Roma people reached Europe after a long
journey that then began somewhere in India is a fact which does
not imply that they came from their original homeland. Everybody
must come from some place where his/her ancestors lived before,
perhaps having arrived there from some other country. The whole
hypothesis regarding their alleged Indo-European ethnicity is
founded on a sole thing: the Romany language. Such theory does
not take account of other more important cultural facts and
evidences that show that Roma