Where does “شال” come from?

شال (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

شال (Egyptian Arabic): to carry; to remove

Definitions

  1. to carry; to remove

Ancestry of “شال”, step by step

شال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشالshawl; scarf
2Hindiदुशालाshawl
3Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Arabic أَشَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَشَالَto raise
2Arabicشَالَto rise, to lift
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →