Where does “ছাল” come from?
ছাল (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese ছাল, from Sanskrit छल्ली — bark; creeper; a kind of flower.
ছাল (Assamese): skin, bark, rind
Definitions
- skin, bark, rind
Ancestry of “ছাল”, step by step
ছাল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Assamese ছাল
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Assamese | ছাল | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | छल्ली | bark; creeper; a kind of flower |
via Classical Persian سال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سال | — |