Where does “સાળી” come from?
સાળી (Gujarati) comes from Middle Gujarati साली, from Sanskrit स्याली, from Sanskrit स्याल, from Proto-Indo-European *syo(w)ros.
સાળી (Gujarati): sister-in-law
Definitions
- sister-in-law
Ancestry of “સાળી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Gujarati | साली | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्याली | man’s sister-in-law, wife’s sister |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्याल | a man’s brother-in-law, wife’s brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *syo(w)ros | — |