Where does “بيالة” come from?

بيالة (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Urdu پیالہ, from Persian پیاله, from Middle Persian pygʾl, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

بيالة (Hijazi Arabic): a small glass cup, usually used for tea

Definitions

  1. a small glass cup, usually used for tea

Ancestry of “بيالة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپیالہbowl
2Persianپیالهa glass cup or chalice; beaker
3Middle Persianpygʾlcup, goblet
4Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Middle Persian pygʾl →Every word from Persian پیاله →