Word History Etymology Hindi & Urdu tāṛī juice of the palmyra palm, from tāṛ palmyra palm, from Sanskrit tāla First Known Use 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Time Traveler The first known use of toddy was in 1609 See more words from the same year ...
Like punch, the origin of the name is thought to be based on a Hindi or Sanskrit term taken on board by the British. The original meaning refers to palm tree, or a grove of palms, but the name then went on to refer to a palm wine produced from the fermented sap of the tree, and...