top | item 20368305 (no title) babak_ap | 6 years ago "Khaak" is Persian for soil, "Khaki" can mean either dust-covered or color of soil, so typically a light shade of brown in more arid regions. discuss order hn newest msoad|6 years ago The article says it has Hindoustani rootsIt’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well babak_ap|6 years ago The 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 load replies (1)
msoad|6 years ago The article says it has Hindoustani rootsIt’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well babak_ap|6 years ago The 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 load replies (1)
babak_ap|6 years ago The 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 load replies (1)
msoad|6 years ago
It’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well
babak_ap|6 years ago
"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