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Did the word khaki come from India?

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No Basicaly, the word khaki is a word of farsi, which is the national language of Iran

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It come from a Hindi word meaning "Dusty" Hence the color of most military uniforms, they blend so well with the ground.

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Both Websters and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (origin of words) define Khaki as Indian; it is the Hindi and Urdu word for dust or dusty. The word is derived from and a modification of the Persian (Farsi) Kak or Khak, meaning dust(y). Farsi is the language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and others.

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