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 वलयEvery word from Punjabi ਵਿਹਲਾ