Where does “माल” come from?
माल (Hindi) comes from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
माल (Hindi): goods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
Definitions
- goods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
Ancestry of “माल”, step by step
माल traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi މާލެ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | މާލެ | — |
| 2 | Dhivehi | ލޭ | blood |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 | red |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लोहित | red, reddish; made of copper; blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Classical Persian مال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مال | property, possessions, chattels, goods; wealth,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via Sanskrit माला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | माला | garland, wreath, crown; bead necklace, rosary |