Where does “वेल्ला” come from?

वेल्ला (Hindi) comes from Punjabi ਵਿਹਲਾ, from Sanskrit वलय — a bracelet, armlet, ring (worn by men and women on the wrist).

वेल्ला (Hindi): idler, couch potato; someone who does nothing...

Definitions

  1. idler, couch potato; someone who does nothing...

Ancestry of “वेल्ला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਵਿਹਲਾdisengaged
2Sanskritवलयa bracelet, armlet, ring (worn by men and women on the wrist)
Every word from Sanskrit वलय →Every word from Punjabi ਵਿਹਲਾ →