The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromदूर्वा
- Hindi · borrowed fromदूब
- English todaydoob grass
From Hindi दूब (dūb), from Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā). The first element is a doublet of durva.
Words from the same roots
Hindiदूब all →
doob
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.