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Updated On: 11 May, 2020 09:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Prachi Sibal
A series by a New Delhi-based media collective traces how common words came into our vocabulary; from mango to aiyo and corona
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The word 'mango' finds its roots in classical Malayalam
Did you know that the word 'assassin' has its origins in a gang of hashish smokers? Or that our favourite summer fruit drew its first name from an ancient Malayalam word? Or for that matter, that the common South Indian expression "aiyo" had made its way to the Oxford English Dictionary? As you may have guessed, it's an etymological show we are talking about, except, Linguistics is as rooted in present-day pop culture as it is in stories of word origins.
An original series by New Delhi-based media collective Jamun, earlier known for work like its crime podcast Trial by Error, The Aarushi Files adapted from Avirook Sen's book Aarushi, Linguistics is a fun yet meaningful watch during the lockdown. We took to it with trepidation despite etymological interests owing to the preachy and sometimes dry tone that shows and podcasts of this nature come with. While often smattered with lesser-known trivia, their journeys simply end in arriving at the evolved word. We were pleasantly surprised. Despite short episodes ranging between two to five minutes, Linguistics is a pop-culture and art-filled delight.
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