English Loanwords By Language of Origin

Name the language that the English loanwords ultimately were borrowed from.
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Word
Original
Language
Alcohol
الكحول
Arabic
Bandana
बन्धन
Sanskrit
Barbecue
Barbakoa / Barbicu
Taíno / Timucua
Bard
Bardo / Bàrd / Bardd / Barz / Barth
Gaulish / Middle Irish / Scottish Gaelic / Middle Welsh / Middle Breton / Old Cornish
Borscht
борщ
Ukrainian / Russian
Caviar
خاویار
Farsi
Gumbo
Gombo / ochinggõmbo / kingombo
Bambara / Umbundu / Kimbundu
Karaoke
カラオケ
Japanese
Kid (Noun)
Kið
Old Norse
Racoon
Ärähkun / Ärähkuněm
Powhatan
Sauna
Sauna
Finnish
Taboo
Tapu / Kapu
Tongan / Hawaiian / Maori
Taekwondo
태권도 / 跆拳道
Korean
Tomato
Tomatl
Nahuatl
Tycoon
大君
Japanese
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