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Where does “सेल” come from?

सेल (Old Marathi) comes from Sanskrit शल्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel(h₃)-.

सेल (Old Marathi): a sharp weapon

Definitions

  1. a sharp weapon

Ancestry of “सेल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशल्यa dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel(h₃)-—
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