Typology of Different Layers of the Lexicon in English, Russian, and Uzbek Languages

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Ptarmigan

→ Scottish Gaelic origin; spelling altered with silent “p”.

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Crayon

→ French origin; from “craie” ← Latin “creta”.

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Bungalow

→ Hindi origin; from “bangla” meaning Bengali-style house.

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Juggernaut

→ Sanskrit origin; from “Jagannātha”, “Lord of the World”.

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Hooch .

→ Tlingit (Alaska Native) origin; from “hútch”

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Gimmick

→ Possibly Romani origin; unclear etymology.

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Kowtow

→ Chinese origin; Mandarin “kòutóu” meaning deep bow.

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Baloney

→ Italian origin; from Bologna (sausage).

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Galore

→ Irish Gaelic; “go leor” meaning plenty.

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Marmalade

→ Portuguese origin; “marmelada” (quince jam).

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Zombie

→ West African origin; Kikongo “nzambi” → Haitian Creole.

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Beef

→ French origin; Norman borrowing replacing Old English term.

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Стакан

→ Dutch origin; from seafaring word “stakan”.

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Лимонад

→ French origin; “limonade” ← Italian ← Arabic “laymūn”.

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Куртка

→ German origin; from “kurze Jacke” (short jacket).

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Тумба

→ Italian origin; “tomba”, originally stone block.

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Кашне

→ French origin; “cache-nez” (hide the nose).

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Парик

→ French origin; “perruque”.

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Сокол

→ Possibly Turkic origin; early steppe influence.

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Башмак

→ Persian origin; “pašmak” meaning slippers.

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Карман

→ German origin; related to “Kammer” (chamber).

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Кружка

→ Old Norse origin; “krús” → OHG “krūga”.

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Arava

→ Persian origin; “arābah”, via Chagatai.

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Qo‘ng‘iroq

→ Mongolic origin or Turkic-Mongol hybrid.

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Sovun

→ Arabic origin; “ṣābūn” → Persian “sābun”.

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G‘olib

→ Arabic origin; “gālib” meaning victorious.

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Kirmizi

→ Persian origin; “qirmiz” ← dye insect “kermes”.

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Tomorqa

→ Persian origin; “tamarqa”.

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G‘oz

→ Proto-Turkic origin; ancient Turkic word for goose.

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Qand

→ Sanskrit origin; “khanda” → Persian → Uzbek.

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