Where does “šlwʾl” come from?
šlwʾl (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
šlwʾl (Middle Persian): trousers
Definitions
- trousers
Ancestry of “šlwʾl”, step by step
šlwʾl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European wer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |