List of English words of Indian origin explained

This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India.

Hindi or Urdu

see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Kannada

see: List of English words of Kannada origin

Malayalam

see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

Sanskrit

see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

Tamil

see: List of English words of Tamil origin

Telugu

see: List of English words of Telugu origin

Other languages

• Adda, from Bengali, a group of people
• Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India
• Jute from Bengali, a fiber

Marathi

• Doolally, from Marathi word देवळाली. "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
• Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)

External links

• Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues