Where does “मुसळ” come from?

मुसळ (Marathi) comes from Hindi मसल, from Classical Persian مثل, from Arabic مِثْل — like.

मुसळ (Marathi): pestle, a wooden pestle used in husking rice

Definitions

  1. pestle, a wooden pestle used in husking rice

Ancestry of “मुसळ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमसलsaying, proverb, adage; example, specimen
2Classical Persianمثل—
3Arabicمِثْلlike
Every word from Arabic مِثْل →Every word from Classical Persian مثل →Every word from Hindi मसल →