Where does “âlu” come from?

âlu (Khalaj) comes from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

âlu (Khalaj): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “âlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآلوplum, prune; potato
2Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
3Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
4Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →