Complex sentence: The word cheroot comes from French "cheroute", from Tamil "curuttu/churuttu/shuruttu" (சுருட்டு)-roll of tobacco, probably borrowed into French in the 18th century when the French were trying to stamp their presence in South India.
Split into simpler sentences: The word cheroot comes from French "cheroute", from Tamil "curuttu/churuttu/shuruttu" (சுருட்டு)-roll of tobacco. This word could have been absorbed into the French language from Tamil during the 18th century, when the French were trying to stamp their presence in South India.