List of English words of Indian origin

This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India.

Hindi or Urdu

 * see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Kannada

 * see: List of English words of Kannada origin

Malayalam

 * see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

Sanskrit

 * see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

Tamil

 * see: List of English words of Tamil origin

Telugu

 * see: List of English words of Telugu origin

Other languages

 * Adda, from Bengali, a group of people
 * Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India
 * Jute from Bengali, a fiber

Marathi

 * Doolally, from Marathi word देवळाली. "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
 * Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)