Where does “आलू चाट” come from?

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

Ancestry of “आलू चाट”, step by step

आलू चाट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आलू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआलूpotato; plum; prune
2Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Hindi चाट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचाटchaat
2Hindiचाटनाto lick; to eat with appetite
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Hindi आलू →