Loot — Lexography

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लोप्त्र · Sanskrit
noun · Sanskrit
Transliteration: loptra
Booty or stolen property in one reported source account.. Booty or stolen property in one reported source account.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The English entry gives Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) as one possible source of Hindi lūṭ. English > Etymology
English loot is borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ), “booty,” with a competing derivation from Sanskrit luṇṭ, “to rob.” English > Etymology
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Sanskrit. LanguageTable row sans1269
लूट · Hindi
noun · Hindi
Transliteration: lūṭ
Booty, plunder or stolen property.. Booty, plunder or stolen property.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Hindi reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The English entry gives Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) as one possible source of Hindi lūṭ. English > Etymology
English loot is borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ), “booty,” with a competing derivation from Sanskrit luṇṭ, “to rob.” English > Etymology
Online Etymology Dictionary dates the Anglo-Indian English noun loot to 1802 and defines it as goods taken from an enemy. loot(n.)
The English entry supplies the noun reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Hindi. LanguageTable row hind1269
loot · English
noun · English
Reading: LOOT
Goods taken from an enemy or by plunder.. Goods taken from an enemy or by plunder.
1802 · Anglo-Indian English noun — Reported military-dictionary context; not a coinage date.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English loot is borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ), “booty,” with a competing derivation from Sanskrit luṇṭ, “to rob.” English > Etymology
Online Etymology Dictionary dates the Anglo-Indian English noun loot to 1802 and defines it as goods taken from an enemy. loot(n.)
The English entry supplies the noun reading. English > Pronunciation
The verb loot is dated to 1821 and is derived from the English noun. loot(v.)
The English entry supplies the verb reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
loot · English
noun · English
Reading: LOOT
To plunder or carry off as loot.. To plunder or carry off as loot.
1821 · English verb — Reported English verbal context; not a new etymological source.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The verb loot is dated to 1821 and is derived from the English noun. loot(v.)
The English entry supplies the verb reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

Relationships

loptra → lūṭ: borrowing, alternative. The Sanskrit noun is one reported source for Hindi lūṭ; a Sanskrit verbal alternative remains qualified. English > Etymology English > Etymology

lūṭ → loot: borrowing, documented. English loot is an Anglo-Indian borrowing from Hindi. English > Etymology loot(n.)English > Pronunciation

loot → loot: semantic-change, documented. The English noun becomes a verb meaning to plunder or carry off as loot. loot(v.)English > Pronunciation

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01Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Sanskrit.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269
Source passage
Reference record
sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Sanskrit reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
02The English entry gives Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) as one possible source of Hindi lūṭ.
Source
Wiktionary — lootWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry gives Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) as one possible source of Hindi lūṭ.
English > Etymology
Qualification Alternative account
The entry also reports a competing Sanskrit verbal source; neither is promoted over the other here.
What Lexography infers
Show the reported noun source while preserving the alternate Sanskrit root in the limitation.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
03Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Hindi.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row hind1269
Source passage
Reference record
hind1269 · Hindi · Latitude 25.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row hind1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Hindi reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
04English loot is borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ), “booty,” with a competing derivation from Sanskrit luṇṭ, “to rob.”
Source
Wiktionary — lootWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
English loot is borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ), “booty,” with a competing derivation from Sanskrit luṇṭ, “to rob.”
English > Etymology
Qualification Qualified
The exact Sanskrit source is disputed between a noun and a verb account.
What Lexography infers
Preserve Hindi as the English donor and do not force the deeper disagreement into one stage.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
05Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
06Online Etymology Dictionary dates the Anglo-Indian English noun loot to 1802 and defines it as goods taken from an enemy.
Source
loot — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryloot(n.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Online Etymology Dictionary dates the Anglo-Indian English noun loot to 1802 and defines it as goods taken from an enemy.
loot(n.)
Qualification Qualified
The 1802 date is a reported English publication context, not the date of the Hindi word.
What Lexography infers
Use the noun context as the English borrowing stage.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
07The English entry supplies the noun reading.
Source
Wiktionary — lootWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry supplies the noun reading.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.
08Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
09The verb loot is dated to 1821 and is derived from the English noun.
Source
loot — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionaryloot(v.)
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The verb loot is dated to 1821 and is derived from the English noun.
loot(v.)
Qualification Source-supported
This is English word formation and semantic extension, not a new borrowing from Hindi.
What Lexography infers
Keep the verbal use as a separate English development.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
10The English entry supplies the verb reading.
Source
Wiktionary — lootWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry supplies the verb reading.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; current page inspected, attributed summaries only; no full article redistributed.