Where does “साल” come from?

साल (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit छल्ली — bark; creeper; a kind of flower.

साल (Marathi): year; skin/peel of fruits or of tree barks

Definitions

  1. year; skin/peel of fruits or of tree barks

Ancestry of “साल”, step by step

साल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit छल्ली

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछल्लीbark; creeper; a kind of flower

via Classical Persian سال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسال
Every word from Sanskrit छल्ली