Where does “झूला” come from?

झूला (Hindi) comes from Hindi -आ, from Classical Persian ـه, from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

झूला (Hindi): swing

Definitions

  1. swing

Ancestry of “झूला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-आforms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...
2Classical Persianـه—
3Middle Persian-k'—
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →