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Pukka

2 stages from Hindi to English.

Today it means genuine, authentic, or of excellent quality
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Stage 1 of 2
pakka
Hindi · medieval
"solid, genuine, ripe"
literally "cooked" or "ripe", meaning solid or genuine
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Stage 2 of 2
pukka
English · 1700s-1800s
"genuine, first-rate"
adopted through British colonial contact in India
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