Where does “شال” come from?

شال (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

شال (North Levantine Arabic): to remove, to take off, away

Definitions

  1. to remove, to take off, away

Ancestry of “شال”, step by step

شال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشالshawl; scarf
2Hindiदुशालाshawl
3Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Arabic أَشَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَشَالَto raise
2Arabicشَالَto rise, to lift
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →