Paki is a derogatory ethnic slur originating from the United Kingdom, typically directed towards people of Pakistani descent, though it ⚾️ has also been used against those of other South Asian descent (such as Indians and Bengalis).[1][2]

Etymology [ edit ]

"Paki" is ⚾️ derived from the exonym Pakistan. The term Pak (پاک) means "purity" in Persian, Urdu and Pashto. There was no "Pak" ⚾️ or "Paki" ethnic group before the state was created.[3][4] The name of Pakistan (initially as "Pakstan") was coined by the ⚾️ Cambridge University law student and Muslim nationalist Rahmat Ali, and was published on 28 January 1933 in the pamphlet Now ⚾️ or Never, which was the name adopted for the country after the partition of India and independence from the British ⚾️ Raj.[5][6]

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