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English words of Foreign Origin

From which language do the following words - commonly used in English - originate?
Origins according to Oxford English Dictionary
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Word
Language
Vodka
Russian
Bimbo
Italian
Sauna
Finnish
Polka
Czech
Kiwi
Māori
Fjord
Norwegian
Silhouette
French
Word
Language
Origami
Japanese
Aloha
Hawaiian
Smorgasbord
Swedish
Wildebeest
Afrikaans
Klutz
Yiddish
Paprika
Hungarian
Boomerang
Australian Aboriginal
Word
Language
Wok
Cantonese
Kitsch
German
Quinoa
Spanish
Corgi
Welsh
Taboo
Tongan
Taekwondo
Korean
Tangerine
Arabic
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Level 74
Sep 14, 2017
"Aboriginal" isn't a language.