Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Did you know that karaoke means “empty orchestra” in Japanese? Or that robot comes from a Czech word meaning “forced labor”? 🤯
In this short video, we break down 8 common English words with surprising foreign origins — from Sanskrit to Swahili, Spanish to Venetian.
Perfect for language lovers, ESL learners, and anyone who’s curious about etymology and how words travel across cultures!
👇 Drop your favorite word origin in the comments!

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