Where does “पहलू” come from?

पहलू (Hindi) comes from Persian پهلو, from Middle Persian pahlaw, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

पहलू (Hindi): side, aspect, facet

Definitions

  1. side, aspect, facet

Ancestry of “पहलू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپهلوside; flank (of the body)
2Middle Persianpahlaw—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia
Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian pahlaw →Every word from Persian پهلو →