Where does “saal” come from?

saal (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese ছাল, from Old Assamese ছাল, from Sanskrit छल्ली — bark; creeper; a kind of flower.

saal (Naga Pidgin): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “saal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseছালskin, bark, rind
2Old Assameseছাল—
3Sanskritछल्लीbark; creeper; a kind of flower
Every word from Sanskrit छल्ली →Every word from Old Assamese ছাল →Every word from Assamese ছাল →