Safari
The word safari is borrowed from SWAHILI which is a language spoken in parts of Africa.
Ukulele
The word ukulele is borrowed from HAWAIIAN.
Bandana
The word bandana is borrowed from HINDI.
Helicopter
The word helicopter is borrowed from GREEK. The 'pter' part of this word means wing
Karaoke
The word karaoke is borrowed from JAPANESE. the word means empty orchestra.
Sauna
The word sauna is borrowed from FINNISH.
Shampoo
The word shampoo is borrowed from HINDI which is one of the official languages of India. The original word 'champo' really meant to squeeze or to press.
Anonymous
The word ‘anonymous’ comes from the GREEK word ‘anōnumos’.
Cartoons
The word ‘cartoon’ originates from the Italian term ‘carton’ which initially referred to as a drawing on hard paper and was transformed into comical representat
Cookie
The English language derived the word ‘cookie’ from the DUTCH term ‘Koekie’, similar to cake
Lemon
The ARABIC word from which ‘lemon’ originates is called ‘Laimun’, a yellow citrus fruit.
Ketchup
Originating from its CHINESE equal ‘Ke-stiap’, the word referred to as a concoction of pickled fish and spices in 1692.
Zero
ARABIC... Many math words come from Arabic.
Café
“Cafe” comes from the FRENCH word for “coffee,” but it’s also very similar to other words related to coffee in many other languages.
Origami
From JAPANESE, Origami is the art of folding small pieces of paper in order to form them into interesting shapes.
