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Where does “मसाला” come from?

मसाला (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مصالح, from Persian مصلحت, from Arabic صَلَحَ — be fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...

मसाला (Hindi): masala; spices, seasoning; gossip, talk

Definitions

  1. masala; spices, seasoning; gossip, talk

Ancestry of “मसाला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمصالح—
2Persianمصلحت
3Arabicصَلَحَbe fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...

Words derived from “मसाला”

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