Etymograph

English

filmi

Filmi comes from Hindi फ़िल्मी ‘movie, film’, and goes back to English film.

  1. English1500–presentfilm
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentफ़िल्मीfilmī‘movie, film’
  3. Englishtodayfilmi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentfilm
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentफ़िल्मीfilmī‘movie, film’
  3. Englishtodayfilmi

Linked words

through English film

flimsy

Today it means

noun Music written especially for Bollywood films.

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

Etymograph / English film / filmi