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Stage 1 of 3
dalita
Sanskrit · ancient
"split, divided (as cane or mat)"
meant 'split, divided', from a root meaning 'to split'
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Stage 2 of 3
dari
Hindi · medieval
"a flat-woven cotton rug"
became the name of a flat-woven cotton rug
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Stage 3 of 3
dhurrie
English · 1875
"a thick, flat-woven cotton rug from India"
British traders adopted the word for the handwoven Indian rug
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