MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Atlow
From the Old English personal name Eatta + hlāw (“hill; tumulus”).
Meaburn
Habitational surname from the villages of King's Meaburn and Maulds Meaburn, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”) + burna (“stream”).
Wanhua
From Mandarin 萬華 (Wànhuá), Wade–Giles romanization: Wan⁴-hua².
Juifang
Borrowed from Mandarin 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Jui⁴-fang¹.
Ruifang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng).
Knollys
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”).
Dearden
Habitational surname from a minor place near Edenfield, in Lancashire, from Old English dēor (“deer”) + denu (“den or valley”).
Newall
Two main origins:
* A variant of Neville or Noel.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).
unsore
From Middle English *unsor, *unsar, from Old English unsār (“not sore”), equivalent to un- + sore.
art of the possible
Calque of German Kunst des Möglichen, coined by Otto von Bismarck. The possible is here a singular nominalised adjective, meaning “that which is possible”.
Kursk Oblast
From Russian Курская область (Kurskaja oblastʹ).
Chayka
From Ukrainian ча́йка (čájka), Polish czajka, or Slovene čajka. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *čajьka.
huxen
Inherited from Middle English *hoxene, *huxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō, from *hanhaz (“heel”) + *senawō (“sinew”). Compare hough, hox, and sinew.
Laurentides
From French Laurentides, named after the Laurentian Mountains.
Rouyn-Noranda
Borrowed from French Rouyn-Noranda.
Kwasi
From Akan Kwasi, from Kwasiada (“Sunday”), from the day of the week, Sunday.
La Grande
From French, a comment by a Frenchman on the area's beauty. Renamed from Brownsville for Post Office reasons.
Coaticook
From French Coaticook, from Abenaki koatikeku (“river of the land of the white pine”).
Brome-Missisquoi
Unadapted borrowing from French Brome-Missisquoi.
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais
From French Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais.
Les Laurentides
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Les Laurentides.
Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Unadapted borrowing from French Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Luzhu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 蘆竹 (Lúzhú).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 路竹 (Lùzhú).
Ramsaran
Trinidadian surname of Indian origin, from Hindi रामशरण (rāmaśraṇ).
Koopmann
North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German kōpman (“merchant, buyer”), from Old Saxon kōpman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann. This is the Low German form of Kaufmann. Compare Koopman.
Algoma District
Coined by American ethnologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 - 1864) from an element "Al" referring to Algonquin and an Algonquian term meaning "lake", "body of water".
Timiskaming District
Derived from the Algonquian toponym and ethnonym Timiskaming.
Pingchen
Borrowed from Mandarin 平鎮 (Píngzhèn) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-chên⁴.
Pingzhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平鎮 /平镇 (Píngzhèn).
wrongwise
From Middle English wrongwis. Equivalent to wrong + -wise. Compare English wrongous.
Hsintien
Borrowed from Mandarin 新店 (Xīndiàn) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-tien⁴.
Jena glass
Calque of German Jenaer Glas. The glass was invented by Otto Schott in the city of Jena, Germany.
Xindian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新店 (Xīndiàn).
Crvenkovski
Borrowed from Macedonian Црве́нковски (Crvénkovski).
Crvenkoski
Borrowed from Macedonian Црве́нкоски (Crvénkoski).
Crvenkov
Borrowed from Macedonian Цр́венков (Cŕvenkov).
Solovyov
Borrowed from Russian Соловьёв (Solovʹjóv).
imaginism
From Russian имажини́зм (imažinízm), from Latin imāgō (“image, representation”).
Solovyev
Borrowed from Russian Соловьёв (Solovʹjóv).
Chutung
Borrowed from Mandarin 竹東 (Zhúdōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-tung¹.
Stojanoski
Borrowed from Macedonian Стоја́носки (Stojánoski).
Stojanovski
Borrowed from Macedonian Стоја́новски (Stojánovski).
kanto boy
Originally from Japanese 官庁 (kanchō, “government office”) + boy, borrowed in during WW2 according to Potet (2016), but the former eventually got replaced with Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”).
Sindhudesh
Borrowed from Sindhi سنڌو ديش (sindhudēš, “Country of Sindh”).
Bangabhumi
Borrowed from Bengali বঙ্গভূমি (boṅgobhumi, “Land of Vanga”).
Monongahela
From Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).
Valmai
Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899 for a Welsh character in her novel By Berwen Banks. In a footnote in the novel, Raine states the name means "like May," almost certainly referring to a Welsh etymology of fel (“as, like”) + Mai (“May”).
Hlipiceni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Hlipiceni.
Yungkang
Borrowed from Mandarin 永康 (Yǒngkāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Yung³-kʻang¹.
Kinnick
Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Coinneach.
Lindvall
Borrowed from Swedish Lindvall, an ornamental surname composed of the elements lind (“lime tree”) and vall (“grassy field”).
McGusty
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oiste, a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodge, a diminutive of Roger.
iosis
From Ancient Greek ἴωσις (íōsis), from ἰός (iós, “rust”).
Alian
From Mandarin 阿蓮 /阿莲 (Ālián).
Chutien
From Mandarin 竹田 (Zhútián) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-tʻien².
Milevski
Borrowed from Macedonian Ми́левски (Mílevski).
Pulevski
Borrowed from Macedonian Пу́левски (Púlevski).
Puleski
Borrowed from Macedonian Пу́лески (Púleski).
Pulev
Borrowed from Macedonian Пу́лев (Púlev).
pailou
From Mandarin 牌樓 /牌楼 (páilóu).
ptarmus
From Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”).
ichthyocentaur
From Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος (ikhthuokéntauros).
naginatajutsu
From Japanese 薙刀術 (literally “naginata technique”).
kusarigamajutsu
From Japanese 鎖鎌術 (literally “kusarigama technique”).
kayakujutsu
From Japanese 火薬術 (literally “art of gunpowder”).
pique-devant
Probably coined in England, from French pique (“pike, spade (cards)”) or piquer (“to prick”) + devant (“in front”)
shichimi togarashi
From Japanese 七味唐辛子 (shichimi tōgarashi, literally “seven-flavor chili pepper”). Compare togarashi.
Kitsilano
Named by Charles Hill-Trout, from an anglicisation of the Squamish X̱atsʼalanexw, a personal name, after August Jack Khatsahlano.
psikhushka
Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška).
waterstream
From Middle English water streme, from Old English wæterstrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *watarstraum, equivalent to water + stream. Cognate with West Frisian wetterstream, Dutch waterstroom, German Wasserstrom.
Chinsha
From Mandarin 金沙 (Jīnshā), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-sha¹.
Gonsiorek
Phonetic respelling of Polish Gąsiorek, from gąsiorek.
Gonshorek
Phonetic respelling of Polish Gąsiorek, from gąsiorek.
Chingshui
From Mandarin 清水 (Qīngshuǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-shui³.
Bendamir
From Persian بند امیر, from بند (band, “dam”) + امیر (amir, “ruler”).
Bijie
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 畢節 /毕节 (Bìjié).
Jingsha
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 荊沙／荆沙, from 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu, “Jingzhou”) + 沙市 (Shāshì, “Shashi”).
wheel-eyed
The traditional translation or calque of Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps), a folk etymology equivalent to wheel + eye, wherein the mythical one-eyed giants, cyclops, had eyes as large as cartwheels.
Bighorn Mountains
Calque of Crow Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua (literally “bighorn sheep's mountains”).
pizzell
Borrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).
Chinsha Chiang
From Mandarin 金沙江 (Jīnshā Jiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-sha¹ Chiang¹.
Chin Sha
From Mandarin 金沙 (Jīn Shā), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹ Sha¹.
Chin Sha Chiang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of 金沙江 (Jīn Shā Jiāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chin¹ Sha¹ Chiang¹.
Chin-sha-chiang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chin¹-sha¹-chiang¹.
Chinshachiang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chin¹-sha¹-chiang¹.
Chincheng
From Mandarin 金城 (Jīnchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-chʻêng².
Chinhu
From Mandarin 金湖 (Jīnhú), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-hu².
Jinhu
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金湖 (Jīnhú).
Habesha
From Tigrinya ሓበሻ (ḥabäša) or Amharic ሐበሻ (ḥäbäša) (also attested in many other variants: ሀበሻ (häbäša), ሃበሻ (habäša), ሀቢሻ (häbiša), አበሻ (ʾäbäša)), from Ge'ez ሓበሠት (ḥabäśät), ሓበሥ (ḥabäś), from earlier inscriptional and unvocalized Ge'ez ሐበሠተ (ḤBŚT) as attested in at least one 4th-century inscription from the Kingdom of Aksum.
Kinhu
From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金湖 (Jīnhú), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.
Makedonski
Borrowed from Macedonian Маке́донски (Makédonski).
khua kling
From Thai คั่วกลิ้ง (kûua-glîng).
Pendarovski
Borrowed from Macedonian Пенда́ровски (Pendárovski).
Pendaroski
Borrowed from Macedonian Пенда́роски (Pendároski).
naqareh
Borrowed from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra).
micropatrology
From micro- (“very small”) + Latin patria (“country”) + -ology (“branch of learning; a study of a particular subject”), coined by the International Micropatrological Society in 1973. Perhaps a classical compound via translating micronation into Latin as micropatria (literally “microcountry”).
micropatriology
Perhaps from Portuguese micropatriologia, in-turn from English micropatrology, from micro- (“very small”) + Latin patria (“country”) + -ology (“branch of learning; a study of a particular subject”), coined by the International Micropatrological Society in 1973. Perhaps a classical compound via translating micronation into Latin as micropatria (literally “microcountry”). The micropatriology variant is first attested before 24 April 2001 in a glossary listing of terms found in micronational parlance, wherein micropatrology is absent. Portuguese micropatriologia is attested as early as October 1998.
Algeo
* As a Scottish surname, a nickname originally spelled Al(d)jo, from an expression composed of Scots auld (“old”) + jo (“joy”) (from Middle English joye).
* As an Italian/Venetan surname, from a variant of the male given name Alceo.
Kincheng
From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金城 (Jīnchéng), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.
Kinning
From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金寧 /金宁 (Jīnníng), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.
Chinning
From Mandarin 金寧 (Jīnníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-ning².
Jinning
From the Mandarin 金寧 (Jīnníng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉寧 /晋宁 (Jìnníng).
Utuado
From Spanish Utuado, from Taíno [Term?] (literally “between mountains”).
nagada
Borrowed from Hindustani नगाड़ा (nagāṛā) / نَگَاڑَا (nagāṛā), ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra)
Togawa
Romanization of Japanese 戸川 (とがわ, Togawa) or 戶川.
falandization
Borrowed from Polish Falandyzacja. Referencing Polish lawyer Lech Falandysz, who in 1994 argued that the president had the right to dismiss two National Broadcasting Council members whom he had appointed, which was not explicitly allowed nor prohibited by the law.
aster-
From Latin aster, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
Great River
In reference to the Pearl, a calque of Chinese 大江 (Dàjiāng, “Great River”).
Enheduanna
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 (literally “Ornament of Heaven”).
Hsiyu
Borrowed from Mandarin 西嶼 (Xīyǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-yü³.
Xiyu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西嶼 (Xīyǔ).
fushi tarazu
Borrowed from Japanese 節足らず (fushi-tarazu, literally “segment-deficient”), in reference to the absence of parasegments when not expressed.
Siyu
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西嶼／西屿 (Xīyǔ) Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ.
Qimei
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 七美 (Qīměi).
Farmer George
In reference to his well-known agricultural hobbies and interests; purportedly in allusion to the derivation of George from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”).
Husi
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湖西 (Húxī) Tongyong Pinyin: Húsi.
Jiaosi
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 礁溪 (Jiāoxī) Tongyong Pinyin: Jiaosi.
obscurum per obscurius
From Latin obscūrum per obscūrius, “[to explain] the obscure by the more obscure”.
Jhangjhou
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhangjhou.
Fujhou
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 福州 (Fúzhōu) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Fújhou.
Brissett
Variant of French Brissette; this surname is predominantly found in Jamaica.
Fahim
Borrowed from Arabic فَاهِم (fāhim, “understanding, perceptive”); this surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh, transliterated from Bengali ফাহিম (fahim).
Jadhav
Borrowed from Marathi जाधव (jādhav).
Kahlenbergerdorf
From German Kahlenbergerdorf. Related to Bavarian Koinbeagaduaf.
East Azerbaijan
Calque of Persian آذربایجان شرقی (âzarbâyjân-e šarqi).
Inishmeane
From Irish Inis Meáin, from inis meáin, Literally, “Middle Island”.
foedus pacificum
From Latin foedus (“alliance”), pācificum (“peaceful”), in reference to the work of Immanuel Kant.
Todorovski
Borrowed from Macedonian Тодоровски (Todorovski).
Besicovitch
From Russian Безико́вич (Bezikóvič).
mort d'ancestor
From Anglo-Norman mordauncestre, from Old French mort d'ancestre (“death of ancestor”).
Perfidious Albion
Calque of French perfide Albion. First coined by French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
zombitude
Possibly from French zombitude, or independently from zombie + -itude. Compare jerkitude, punkitude. Attested in English from the 20th century; see quotations below.
Vandeputte
Borrowed from Dutch van de Putte or via French Vandeputte.
Erhtan
From Mandarin 二膽 (Èrdǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-tan³, and/or 二擔,.
Tungting
From Mandarin 東碇 /東椗 (Dōngdìng) cf. Wade-Giles romanization: Tung¹-ting⁴.
Hsiyin
From Mandarin 西引 (Xīyǐn) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-yin³.
Pengchia
From Mandarin 彭佳 (Péngjiā) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻêng²-chia¹.
Rathwa
Borrowed from Gujarati રાઠવા (rāṭhvā).
poquelaye
From (Jersey) Norman poquelaye (now pouquelaye).
Hauth
Borrowed from German Hauth.
Hindi हाथ (hāth, literally “hand”).
Balkwill
Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost settlement in Devon named with Old English balca (“ridge”) + wella (“well, stream, spring”). Alternatively, it could be a variant of Bakewell.
Baverstock
Recorded as Babestoche in the Domesday Book, the placename is from the Old English personal name Babba + stoc (“outlying farm”).
Woolstencroft
Habitational surname from a minor place in Agden, Cheshire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān + croft (“enclosure”).
Bouxwiller
Borrowed from French Bouxwiller, from German Buchsweiler.
Shevel
* From Ukrainian Шевель (Ševelʹ) or Russian Шевель (Ševelʹ), perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *ševeliti.
* Less commonly, a variant of Sheffield.
Novoolkhovka
From Russian Новоольховка (Novoolʹxovka).
kiamchay
From Hokkien 鹹菜 /咸菜 (kiâm-chhài, literally “salted vegetable”).
kuchay
Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).
kinchay
Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).
rayadillo
Borrowed from Spanish rayadillo (“striped cotton cloth”, literally “finely striped”), from rayar + -ado + -illo.
Hanscombe
Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Shillington, in Bedfordshire, from an unattested Old English personal name *Hān + -s- + camp (“open country”).
Shillington
From the Old English personal name *Scyttel + -ing + dūn (“hill”).
equiparation
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin aequiparātiō, from aequiparō (“put on a level with, compare”) + -tiō (noun suffix), from aequus (“equal”) + parō (“place”). Equivalent to equiparate + -ion.
no one should be judge in his own cause
Calque of Latin nēmō dēbet esse jūdex in propriā causā.
verbum sapienti
A shortening of Latin verbum sapienti sat est (“a word is enough to a wise man”). Compare verbum sat.
Tsiolkovsky
Borrowed from Russian Циолковский (Ciolkovskij), from Polish Ciołkowski.
Tsiolkovskiy
Borrowed from Russian Циолковский (Ciolkovskij), from Polish Ciołkowski.
conbini
Borrowed from Japanese コンビニ (konbini), from English convenience.
Vuhledar
From Ukrainian Вугледа́р (Vuhledár).
chrysostomatic
From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
bridge of no return
Calque of Korean 돌아올 수 없는 다리 (doraol su eomneun dari)
alopekis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκίς (alōpekís).
Tha Mai
From Thai ท่าใหม่ in 1917; former names for the district include Thai โขมง (kà-mǒong) and Thai แหวน (wɛ̌ɛn).
chondrus
From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros). By surface analysis, chondr- + Latin -us.
Karakasheva
From Bulgarian Каракашева (Karakaševa), possibly related to Russian Карабашево (Karabaševo).
Chechen Republic
Calque of Russian Чеченская Республика (Čečenskaja Respublika).
Bugadze
From Georgian ბუღაძე (buɣaʒe).
Vayda
Borrowed from Hungarian Vajda, from Hungarian vajda, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.
hexaptych
From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”).
chapmanhood
From Middle English chapmanhode, chapmanhede, equivalent to chapman + -hood.
Borduria
From French Bordurie, from bordure (“border”). Coined by Hergé in 1939 for King Ottokar's Sceptre.
Lachish
From Hebrew לָכִישׁ (lāḵīš).
mazedly
From Middle English masedliche, masedly; equivalent to mazed + -ly.
Syldavia
From French Syldavie. Blend of Transylvanie + Moldavie. Coined by Hergé in 1939 for King Ottokar's Sceptre.
Palhares
Borrowed from Portuguese Palhares and much less probably from French Palharés.
Kiong Hee Huat Chai
From Hokkien 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (Kiong-hí hoat-châi). Compare Tagalog Kiong Hee Huat Tsai.
Kung Hei Fat Choi
From Cantonese 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (gung¹ hei² faat³ coi⁴). Compare Tagalog Kung Hey Fat Tsoy.
Gong Xi Fa Cai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (Gōngxǐ fācái).
Bois Brule
From French bois (“wood”) + brûle (“burnt”), from the verb brûler.
Ballybofey
Alteration of Irish Bealach Féich (literally “Fiach’s pass”).
Konfrontasi
Unadapted borrowing from Indonesian konfrontasi, from Dutch confrontatie.
Giuoco Piano
From Italian Giuoco Piano, from giuoco+piano.
fetiferous
From Latin fētifer (“causing fruitfulness”) + -ous, from fētus (“pregnant, fruitful”) + -fer (“bearing, carrying, bringing”).
calamiferous
From Latin calamus (“reed”) + -iferous. Compare New Latin calamifer, used in Botanical Latin and taxonomic names.
Mosaddegh
Borrowed from dialectal Iranian Persian مصدق (mosaddeğ), from Classical Persian مصدق (musaddiq).
boo how doy
From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).
ore rotundo
PIE word
 *h₁óh₃s
Learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”), from ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (“to make round”) (from rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of orotund.
culte du moi
Borrowed from French culte du moi (“cult of the me”). Introduced by the homme de lettres Maurice Barrès (1862–1923) in his homonymous book trilogy (1888–1891), in English entitled The Cult of the Self.
Spevak
Borrowed from Czech Spěvák and Slovak Spevák.
kanto girl
From kanto boy, but the latter term was replaced with girl as a female equivalent, whereas the former term was originally from Japanese 官庁(かんちょう) (kanchō, “government office”), borrowed in the Philippines during WW2 according to Potet (2016), but it was eventually replaced with Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”), which was reinterpreted to refer to an "office corner".
tsao ko
Borrowed from Chinese 草果 (cǎoguǒ).
Silifke
From Turkish Silifke and Ottoman Turkish سلفكه (Silifke), from Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia, “Seleucia”), from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in honor of its founder Seleucus I Nicator. Doublet of Seleucia.
Couderay
From French courtes (“short”) + oreilles (“ears”), in connection with the ears of the Ojibwe people.
Fookien
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. See also Foochow, Fooching, Soochow. Compare Spanish Fokien.
ludopath
From ludo- + -path; a calque of Spanish ludópata or of Portuguese ludopata.
red string of fate
Translation of Japanese 運命の赤い糸 (unmei no akai ito).
Kapenaar
Borrowed from Afrikaans Kapenaar, from kaap + -enaar.
Introibo
From Ecclesiastical Latin introībō ad altāre Deī (“I shall go in towards the altar of God”), the first line spoken.
Cleanthes
Borrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).
Lagus
Borrowed from Latin Lagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos).
Tobruk
From Arabic طُبْرُق (ṭubruq).
chitoseame
From Japanese 千歳飴 (chitose ame, literally “thousand year candy”).
Eupen
From German Eupen and French Eupen, from Middle Dutch Oepen. See German Eupen below for more.
guakong
From Hokkien 外公 (gōa-kong, “maternal grandfather”). Compare Tagalog guwakong.
Samsat
From Turkish Samsat, ultimately from Ancient Greek Σαμόσατα (Samósata). Doublet of Samosata.
winetrough
From Middle English *wynetrough, *wyntrogh, from Old English wīntrog (“winepress”), equivalent to wine + trough.
jaadugar
Borrowed from Hindi जादूगर (jādūgar), from Classical Persian جَادُوگَر (jādūgar).
Laghman
From Persian لغمان (laġmân).
From Uyghur لەڭمەن (lengmen, “lengmen”), from Chinese 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn). Doublet of lamian, ramen, and ramyeon.
Nuristan
Borrowed from Dari نُورِسْتَان (nūristān).
Paktika
From Classical Persian پکتیکا (paktīkā).
Doaba
From Punjabi ਦੁਆਬਾ (duābā, “doab”), from Persian دو آب (do-âb, “two waters”).
Beas
From Hindi ब्यास (byās) or Punjabi ਬਿਆਸ (biāsa), both ultimately from Sanskrit विपाशा (vipāśā).
McRefugee
From Mc- + refugee. Calque of Japanese マック難民, probably via Chinese 麥難民 /麦难民 (Màinànmín).
Ekronite
From Ekron + -ite, from Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿEqrōn).
sitzpinkler
From German Sitzpinkler (literally “one who sits down to urinate”).
Densham
Probably a habitational surname from a minor place in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, recorded as Denewoldesham in the XIII century, named with the Old English personal name Deneweald + -s- + hām (“homestead”).
figgy pudding
From Middle English [Term?]. Possibly from Middle French figé; later reinterpreted as figgy (“containing figs”). For more, see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.
Matley
From the Old English personal name *Matta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
spring pocket
Calque of Cantonese 春袋 (ceon¹ doi⁶, ceon¹ doi⁶⁻²). Popularized by The Conmen in Vegas (1999).
collect skin
Calque of Cantonese 收皮 (sau¹ pei⁴).
no eye see
Calque of Cantonese 冇眼睇 (mou⁵ ngaan⁵ tai²).
Cumwhitton
From Cumbric *cum (“a valley”) + Old English *Hwītingtūn, a pre-existing place-name.
degchi
From Hindustani دیگچی / देगची (degcī).
Birkin
From Old English bircen (“birchen”), probably influenced by Old Norse birkinn.
Kolai-Palas
From Urdu کولئی پالس (kolay pālis) from Kohistani Shina پالس کوہستان (pālis kohistān).
Gounder
Borrowed from Tamil கவுண்டர் (kavuṇṭar, “protector of the country”).
Ayyadurai
From Tamil அய்யா துரை (ayyā turai, “nobleman, ruler, chief”).
cha chaan teng
From Cantonese 茶餐廳 /茶餐厅 (caa⁴ caan¹ teng¹, literally “tea restaurant”).
Van Den Berghe
Borrowed from Dutch van den Berghe; this surname is predominantly found in Belgium.
McClumpha
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Iomchadha (“son of the servant of (Saint) Imchad”), a personal name of uncertain origin.