Where does “شال” come from?

شال (Gulf Arabic) comes from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

شال (Gulf Arabic): to remove

Definitions

  1. to remove

Ancestry of “شال”, step by step

شال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشالshawl; scarf
2Hindiदुशालाshawl
3Sanskritद्विशाट

via Arabic أَشَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَشَالَto raise
2Arabicشَالَto rise, to lift

Words derived from “شال

Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाटEvery word from Hindi दुशालाEvery word from Persian شال