20 English Words of Indian Origin: Part 2

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Last week we shared the first half of our twenty English words of Indian origin – click here to read it.

Because Sanskrit is such an old language, Sanskrit words have entered the English language in a variety of ways. Some are direct loanwords, while others have travelled across the world, evolving as they move from language to language, before finally being adopted into English.

This week we’re going to take a look at ten more words – scroll down to find out more!

You can find a spelling list featuring these words here.

If you’re interested on where words come from, make sure to check out our course and some of our previous blog posts:

Have a good week!


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