Where does “musala” come from?

musala (Pali) comes from Hindi मसल, from Classical Persian مثل, from Arabic مِثْل — like.

musala (Pali): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “musala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमसलsaying, proverb, adage; example, specimen
2Classical Persianمثل—
3Arabicمِثْلlike
Every word from Arabic مِثْل →Every word from Classical Persian مثل →Every word from Hindi मसल →