Where does “পিয়লা” come from?

পিয়লা (Assamese) comes from Persian پیاله, from Middle Persian pygʾl, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

পিয়লা (Assamese): cup

Definitions

  1. cup

Ancestry of “পিয়লা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیالهa glass cup or chalice; beaker
2Middle Persianpygʾlcup, goblet
3Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Middle Persian pygʾl →Every word from Persian پیاله →