Where does “շալվար” come from?

շալվար (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شالوار, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

շալվար (Armenian): trousers, pants

Definitions

  1. trousers, pants

Ancestry of “շալվար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشالوارalternative form of شلوار
2Persianشلوارtrousers
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →