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The article says it has Hindoustani roots It’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well
by msoad 7y ago
The article says it has Hindoustani roots
It’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well
- babak_ap 7y agoThe article isn't wrong, it's just incomplete. "Khaki is a loanword from Hindustani (Urdu or Hindi) ख़ाकी/خاکی 'soil-colored', which in turn comes from Persian خاک [xɒːk] khâk 'soil' + ی- (adjectival ending); it came into English via the British Indian Army." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki
- kranner 7y agoHindi/Urdu native speaker here: "khaak" means dust, not soil exactly. I believe it is the same in Farsi as well. "Khaaki" would mean 'dust-coloured'.