Where does “آلوج” come from?
آلوج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian آلوچه, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.
Ancestry of “آلوج”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | آلوچه | — |
| 2 | Persian | آلو | plum, prune; potato |
| 3 | Urdu | آلو | potato; plum, prune |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आलुक | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आलु | an edible root; potato |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHlu- | root |
Words derived from “آلوج”