Where does “هيل” come from?

هيل (Arabic) comes from Persian هیل, from Sanskrit एला, from Proto-Dravidian ēla — cardamom plant.

هيل (Arabic): verbal noun of هَالَ; piled sand; to pile, to...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of هَالَ; piled sand; to pile, to...

Ancestry of “هيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهیلcardamom
2Sanskritएलाcardamom
3Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēla →Every word from Sanskrit एला →Every word from Persian هیل →