Where does “شلوار” come from?

شلوار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

شلوار (Ottoman Turkish): trousers

Definitions

  1. trousers

Ancestry of “شلوار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشلوارtrousers
2Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →