Where does “झामा” come from?

झामा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit श्यामल, from Sanskrit श्याम, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós — black, dark.

झामा (Hindi): scouring pad, scrubber

Definitions

  1. scouring pad, scrubber

Ancestry of “झामा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्यामलblack; a kind of bee L; "Terminalia arjuna"...
2Sanskritश्यामblack, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁mósblack, dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós →Every word from Sanskrit श्याम →Every word from Sanskrit श्यामल →