Where does “romal” come from?
romal (English) comes from Hindi रूमाल, from Persian رومال, from Persian رو, from Persian روی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas — -y, -ic.
romal (English): A long quirt attached to the end of a set of...
Definitions
- A long quirt attached to the end of a set of...
Ancestry of “romal”, step by step
romal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi रूमाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रूमाल | handkerchief; napkin |
| 2 | Persian | رومال | — |
| 3 | Persian | رو | Colloquial Iranian form of را |
| 4 | Persian | روی | bronze; zinc; face |
| 5 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 7 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |