Spelling Bee Borrowings From Indic Languages: Sanskrit, Hindi, and Tamil Words You Didn’t Know Counted

If you’ve ever stared at a Spelling Bee puzzle wondering where on earth a word could have possibly come from, there’s a decent chance the answer is: India. English has borrowed hundreds of words from Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, and other Indic languages over centuries of trade, colonialism, and cultural exchange. Some of these words feel …