Where does “آلو” come from?

آلو (Persian) comes from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

آلو (Persian): plum, prune; potato

Definitions

  1. plum, prune; potato

Ancestry of “آلو”, step by step

آلو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu آلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
2Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
3Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Hindi आलू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआलूpotato; plum; prune
2Classical Persianآلو—

Words derived from “آلو”

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