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

Definitions

  1. shawl

Ancestry of “xal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchâleshawl
2HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
3Urduشالshawl; scarf
4Persianشالshawl; scarf
5Hindiदुशालाshawl
6Sanskritद्विशाट—
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →