List of English Words of Sanskrit Origin - T

T

Taka

via Maithili and Bengali: টাকা from Sanskrit तन्कह् tankah.

Talipot

through Hindi and Malay talipat from Sanskrit तालपत्रम् tālapatram, a kind of tree.

Tendu

via French "stretched" and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit तालपत्रम् tainduka.

Tantra

from Sanskrit तन्त्र tantram, which means "weave".

Teapoy

via Hindi तिपाई tipāi and Urdu تپائي tipāʼī,which originated as a Sanskrit compound: त्रि (trí, “three”) and पाद (pā́da, “foot”).

Thug

through Marathi ठग and Hindi ठग thag probably ultimately from Sanskrit स्थग sthaga, which means "a scoundrel".

Til

from Sanskrit तिल tilah, a kind of plant.

Toddy

through Hindi तरी tari ultimately from Sanskrit तल tala-s, a Dravidian origin is also probable.

Tola

via Hindi: तोला ultimately from Sanskrit तुला tulā, a traditional Indian unit of mass.

Toon

through Hindi तुन tūn ultimately from Sanskrit तुन्नह् tunnah, a kind of tree.

Tope

through Hindi टॉप ṭop probably from Prakrit थुपो thūpo, finally from Sanskrit स्तूप stūpah.

Tutty

through Middle English tutie, Old French, Medieval Latin tūtia, Arabic توتي tūtiyā, and Persian توتیا ultimately from Sanskrit तुत्थं tuttham meaning "blue vitriol", a Dravidian origin is also probable.