Where does “চাল” come from?

চাল (Bengali) comes from Assamese চাউল, from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀉𑀮, from Sanskrit चावल — Rice.

চাল (Bengali): uncooked husked rice

Definitions

  1. uncooked husked rice

Ancestry of “চাল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচাউলuncooked peeled rice
2Prakrit𑀘𑀸𑀉𑀮—
3SanskritचावलRice

Words derived from “চাল”

Every word from Sanskrit चावल →Every word from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀉𑀮 →Every word from Assamese চাউল →
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