Where does “ଆଳୁ” come from?

ଆଳୁ (Oriya) comes from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

ଆଳୁ (Oriya): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “ଆଳୁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →