Where does “रूमाल” come from?
रूमाल (Hindi) comes from Persian رومال, from Persian رو, from Persian روی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
रूमाल (Hindi): handkerchief; napkin
Ancestry of “रूमाल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | رومال | — |
| 2 | Persian | رو | Colloquial Iranian form of را |
| 3 | Persian | روی | bronze; zinc; face |
| 4 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |