'jute' originates from Bengali, specifically the word 'jhoṭo' or 'jhuta', where it referred to the plant producing the fiber.

'jute' was borrowed into English from the Bengali word 'jhoṭo' or 'jhuta', and eventually became the modern English word 'jute'.

Initially, it referred specifically to the plant, but over time it evolved to also mean the fiber produced from the plant.