What is the origin of the word gunny sack ?

"Gunny" comes directly from the ancient Sanskrit word "goni," meaning "sack." The English version "gunny" first appeared around 1711, evidently adapted from the Hindi by British merchants importing goods from India.

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So when you say "gunnysack" you're really saying "sacksack"...

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Originally posted by decal:

So when you say "gunnysack" you're really saying "sacksack"...

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And "lukewarm" is "warmwarm" (or "tepidwarm," which would be "lukewarmwarm").

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