Where does “châle” come from?

châle (French) comes from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

châle (French): shawl

Definitions

  1. shawl

Ancestry of “châle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
2Urduشالshawl; scarf
3Persianشالshawl; scarf
4Hindiदुशालाshawl
5Sanskritद्विशाट—

Words derived from “châle”

Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →