Where does “aloo” come from?

aloo (English) comes from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

aloo (English): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “aloo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
2Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
3Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

Words derived from “aloo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →