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Many loanwords are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin, with some of the latter being in turn of Arabic or Turkic origin. In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies.
Nabob is an Anglo-Indian term that came to English from Urdu, possibly from Hindustani nawāb/navāb, [2] borrowed into English during British colonial rule in India. [3] It is possible this was via the intermediate Portuguese nababo, the Portuguese having preceded the British in India. [4] The word entered colloquial usage in England from 1612.
Genesis (band), English rock band; Génesis (band), Colombian folk rock band; Genesis (1971–1974), original name for American rock/metal band Vixen; Genesis P-Orridge (1950–2020), English musician and frontperson of Throbbing Gristle; Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corp from Austin, Texas
The English word comes from Spanish tabaco. Most of today's English dictionaries derive the Spanish word from the Amerindian language of Haiti. But most of today's Spanish dictionaries derive it from a late medieval Spanish plantname that they say came from a medieval Arabic plantname. The question is unsettled. [36] [37] traffic
Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [2]
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Genesis has been a well-used name for girls in the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn girls since 1988, among the top 200 names since 2000 and among the top 100 names given to newborn girls since 2008. [3] [4] Genesis is a name that has been particularly popular for Hispanic girls. [5]
1 Hindi or Urdu. 2 Kannada. 3 Malayalam. 4 Sanskrit. 5 Tamil. 6 Telugu. 7 Other ... This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages ...