Where does “xal” come from?
xal (Catalan) comes from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.
xal (Catalan): shawl
Ancestry of “xal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | châle | shawl |
| 2 | Hindi | शाल | Shorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;... |
| 3 | Urdu | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 4 | Persian | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 5 | Hindi | दुशाला | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | द्विशाट | — |