Etymograph

English

Ghoti

Ghoti comes from Bengali ঘটি.

  1. Bengalimodernঘটিghoṭi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Ghoti

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Bengalimodernঘটিghoṭi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Ghoti

Earliest quotation: 2009, Sabya Sachi, Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views: “In fact there exists subtle animosity between the Bangals…”

Today it means

noun A Bengali who originates from western Bengal.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Bengali ঘটি / Ghoti