Urdu words in English language

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Re: Urdu words in English language

@Mezhgan

This one has a rather interesting history.

What is the history?

Did you read *cummerbund ? *That one is actually Persian word.

The word Cummerband, which entered English vocabulary in 1616 via Afghanistan and the use of cummerbands by tribal warriors and later adopted by the languages of the Indian subcontinent such as Hindi and Urdu, is originally a Persian compound (کمربند) comprising kamar (waist) + bund (closed).[SUP][2][/SUP]
The word cummerband (see below), and less commonly the German spelling kummerbund (a phonetic translation of the English word), are often used synonymously with cummerbund in English. Today, the word kamarband in Persian simply refers to anything which is or works like a typical clothing belt.

Cummerbund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia