Originally Urdu is the 6th Indian language to take a spot of the global top 20, with the total of 51 million native Indian speakers. In more depth, 10 million speakers are in Pakistan, and much smaller populations, such as Mauritius, and Nepal.
The English language has taken Urdu words as early as the fifteenth century, with words like mogul ( year 1577), cummerbund (year 1613), and bungalow (1676). However, the earliest word, is shrab, which is an old Anglo-Indian nickname to describe an alcoholic drink. Lastly, the first record of it in English , dates from year 1477!
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