Where does “Pahal” come from?

Pahal (English) comes from Hindi पहल, from Hindi पहला, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पहिल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮.

Ancestry of “Pahal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपहलbeginning, start to a task
2Hindiपहलाfirst
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaपहिल—
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮—
Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पहिल →Every word from Hindi पहला →