khaki

Japanese: khaki
khaki

...A brownish-brown color, it was the first protective color used for military uniforms. The word khaki originally means "dust" or "dusty" in Hindi. In 1848, British Lieutenant Ramsden, who organized a scouting party in Peshawar, India, had his men wear locally dyed outerwear.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "khaki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…茶褐色系の色で,最初,軍服に使用された保護色。カーキkhakiは,元来ヒンディー語で〈ほこり〉とか〈ほこりっぽい〉の意。1848年に,インドのペシャーワルで偵察隊を組織したイギリス軍のラムスデン中尉は,部下に原地で染めた外衣を着せた。…

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