Where does “dal” come from?

Dal comes from Hindi दाल, from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit दाल, ultimately from Sanskrit दलति meaning to split or divide.

dal (English): Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils

Definitions

  1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

dal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदालdal; any variety of pulse
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻—
3Sanskritदालa kind of honey produced from petals; a sort of...
4Sanskritदलpiece; leaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

via Bengali ডাল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliডালbranch

Words derived from “dal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit दल →Every word from Sanskrit दाल →