Where does “seluar” come from?

seluar (Malay) comes from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

seluar (Malay): trousers UK, pants US

Definitions

  1. trousers UK, pants US

Ancestry of “seluar”, step by step

seluar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شلوار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشلوارtrousers
2Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Classical Malay سلور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayسلور—

Words derived from “seluar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →
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