Where does “पहल” come from?

पहल (Hindi) comes from Hindi पहला, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पहिल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮.

पहल (Hindi): beginning, start to a task

Definitions

  1. beginning, start to a task

Ancestry of “पहल”, step by step

पहल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पहला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपहलाfirst
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaपहिल—
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮—

via Persian پهلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپهلوside; flank (of the body)
2Middle Persianpahlaw—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia

Words derived from “पहल”

Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पहिल →Every word from Hindi पहला →