Where does “गोलमाल” come from?

गोलमाल (Hindi) comes from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

गोलमाल (Hindi): a mess, confusion; a scam

Definitions

  1. a mess, confusion; a scam

Ancestry of “गोलमाल”, step by step

गोलमाल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi माल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमालgoods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
2Dhivehiމާލެ—
3Dhivehiލޭblood
4Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
5Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
6Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Hindi गोल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगोलcircle, circular object; round, circular,...
2Sanskritगोलa ball; a globe; a hemisphere
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewlosvessel; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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