Where does “Hobson-Jobson” come from?

Hobson-Jobson (English) comes from English Hassan, from Arabic حَسَن — fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong.

Hobson-Jobson (English): Any Indian religious observance, especially the...

Definitions

  1. Any Indian religious observance, especially the...

Ancestry of “Hobson-Jobson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHassan—
2Arabicحَسَنfine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong

Words derived from “Hobson-Jobson”

Every word from Arabic حَسَن →Every word from English Hassan →