Everyday life

cot

The light Indian bedstead, Hindi khāṭ from Sanskrit khaṭvā, became the English 'cot' of barracks and ships' officers, and then a child's bed in Britain and a folding camp bed in America.

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The road to English

From Hindi to Urdu

From Prakrit to Bengali

From English to Indian English

From English to American English

500 BCESanskrit

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