Where does “vāla” come from?
vāla (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वाल, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
vāla (Pali): malicious
Ancestry of “vāla”, step by step
vāla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वाल | the tail of an animal; the hair of the tail; any... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाल | guard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पालयति | to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to... |
via Sanskrit व्याल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | व्याल | wicked, vicious |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
Words derived from “vāla”