Where does “sciallare” come from?

sciallare (Italian) comes from Italian scialle, from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

sciallare (Italian): to give the neck of a garment the shape of a shawl

Definitions

  1. to give the neck of a garment the shape of a shawl

Ancestry of “sciallare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscialleshawl
2Frenchchâleshawl
3HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
4Urduشالshawl; scarf
5Persianشالshawl; scarf
6Hindiदुशालाshawl
7Sanskritद्विशाट
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाटEvery word from Hindi दुशालाEvery word from Persian شال