Where does “शैल” come from?

शैल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शैल, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

शैल (Hindi): rock, mountain

Definitions

  1. rock, mountain

Ancestry of “शैल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशैलmade of stone; stony
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

Words derived from “शैल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →Every word from Sanskrit शैल →