What grabbed my attention from the announcements was the note about the etymology of pundit. This was from the announcement on Friday September 29. I never knew that it was originally a sanskrit word! I love languages and how they get so mixed up, especially English since it's already such a mixture. I would love to learn more about what words we get from languages I would never think we have much contact with!
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| The Sanskrit alphabet! Madhumita1052 Source: Wikimedia |
Hi Jillian, I am glad I noticed this post! Here is something really fun you might enjoy:
ReplyDeleteA glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases
The British in India: it's part of our language now, often without even realizing it.