Etymograph

English

puttun

Puttun comes from Hindi पलटन ‘regiment’, and goes back to English platoon.

  1. English1500–presentplatoon1
  2. Bengalimodernপল্টন2
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentपलटन1palṭan‘regiment’
  4. Englishtodayputtun1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English puttun
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Hindi पलटन

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentplatoonWiktionary, English puttun
  2. Bengalimodernপল্টনWiktionary, Hindi पलटन
  3. Hindic. 1500–presentपलटनWiktionary, English puttunpalṭan‘regiment’
  4. EnglishtodayputtunWiktionary, English puttun

Every English word from English platoon

Today it means

noun A regiment.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “puttun”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Hindi पलटन. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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