Where does “आलू” come from?

आलू (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

आलू (Hindi): potato; plum; prune

Definitions

  1. potato; plum; prune

Ancestry of “आलू”, step by step

आलू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आलु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Classical Persian آلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآلو—

Words derived from “आलू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →