Complex sentence: Although the word was used since ancient times without derogatory intention, it has recently been discovered to be an auditory representation of the sounds made by chains worn around the ankles and wrists of Indian slaves in South-East Asia.
Split into simpler sentences: Although the word was used since ancient times without derogatory intention. It has recently been discovered to be an auditory representation of the sounds made by chains worn around the ankles and wrists of Indian slaves in South-East Asia.