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

آلوج traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آلوچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآلوچه—
2Persianآلوplum, prune; potato
3Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
4Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
5Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Persian آلوچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآلوچهdamson, plum
2Classical Persianـچَه—

Words derived from “آلوج”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →