My favourite example of a word that has entered English is "loot", which derives from the Hindi word "lūṭ", and was bought back by members of the British East I

My favourite example of a word that has entered English is "loot", which derives from the Hindi word "lūṭ", and was bought back by members of the British East India Company during the early years of them doing exactly that to India. It just so perfectly encapsulates the empire.