Where does “മസാല” come from?

മസാല (Malayalam) comes from Hindi मसाला, from Classical Persian مصالح, from Persian مصلحت, from Arabic صَلَحَ — be fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...

മസാല (Malayalam): masala

Definitions

  1. masala

Ancestry of “മസാല”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमसालाmasala; spices, seasoning; gossip, talk
2Classical Persianمصالح—
3Persianمصلحتinterest, benefit, advantage
4Arabicصَلَحَbe fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...
Every word from Arabic صَلَحَ →Every word from Persian مصلحت →Every word from Classical Persian مصالح →