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Where does the word "toddy" come from? It comes from Hindi tari, and was adopted directly into English (1600s-1700s).
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Where does the word "toddy" come from? It comes from Hindi tari, and was adopted directly into English (1600s-1700s).
Toddy’s story begins in Hindi: tari meant “palm sap.” The fermented or unfermented sap of a palm tree. It reached English by 1600s-1700s as toddy. Hindi 'tāṛī', palm sap; 'hot toddy' became a Scottish cold remedy. Today, toddy means a hot drink made of alcohol, water, sugar, and spices.
- Stage 1 · Hindi · medieval tari "palm sap", the fermented or unfermented sap of a palm tree.
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s-1700s toddy "a drink of palm sap, or a hot alcoholic drink", Hindi 'tāṛī', palm sap; 'hot toddy' became a Scottish cold remedy.