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Where does the word "jodhpurs" come from? It comes from Hindi Jodhpur, and was adopted directly into English (1800s-1900s).
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Where does the word "jodhpurs" come from? It comes from Hindi Jodhpur, and was adopted directly into English (1800s-1900s).
Jodhpurs’s story begins in Hindi: Jodhpur meant “the city of Jodhpur.” The name of a city in Rajasthan, India, known for its riding breeches. It reached English by 1800s-1900s as jodhpurs. Named after Jodhpur, where Sir Pratap Singh's polo team wore them in London in 1897. Today, jodhpurs means tight-fitting trousers flared at the hips, worn for horseback riding.
- Stage 1 · Hindi · medieval Jodhpur "the city of Jodhpur", the name of a city in Rajasthan, India, known for its riding breeches.
- Stage 2 · English · 1800s-1900s jodhpurs "flared riding trousers", named after Jodhpur, where Sir Pratap Singh's polo team wore them in London in 1897.