6 min
Interesting Etymologies - Non-PIE Dead Air
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- Language Learning
"Hello again word lovers!" In this episode we are looking for words in English that have come from a non PIE root. A packed epsiode with a plentiful supply of words.
On this episode there is some additional information to be provided:
Bamboo is credited as being a word from Telugu in this epsideo when it is more likely from Kannada or Malay.
Taboo is listed as emerging from Hawaiian when it comes directly ito English via James Cook after his visit to Tonga.
The etymology of Curry, Ginger, Cash and Ukulele are covered in more detail in the related article on our website:
https://www.bulldogz.org/post/interesting-etymologies-38-non-pie
And if you want to know why wiki wiki can be seen on the front of a bus you will need to head to our website and discover the strange background to the word wiki entering international use in the same article.
"Hello again word lovers!" In this episode we are looking for words in English that have come from a non PIE root. A packed epsiode with a plentiful supply of words.
On this episode there is some additional information to be provided:
Bamboo is credited as being a word from Telugu in this epsideo when it is more likely from Kannada or Malay.
Taboo is listed as emerging from Hawaiian when it comes directly ito English via James Cook after his visit to Tonga.
The etymology of Curry, Ginger, Cash and Ukulele are covered in more detail in the related article on our website:
https://www.bulldogz.org/post/interesting-etymologies-38-non-pie
And if you want to know why wiki wiki can be seen on the front of a bus you will need to head to our website and discover the strange background to the word wiki entering international use in the same article.
6 min