Where does “دال” come from?
دال (Persian) comes from Hindi दाल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻, from Sanskrit दाल, from Sanskrit दल, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
دال (Persian): vulture
Definitions
- vulture
Ancestry of “دال”, step by step
دال traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi दाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दाल | dal; any variety of pulse |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दाल | a kind of honey produced from petals; a sort of... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दल | piece; leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |
via Urdu دال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دال | lentil, dal |
via Arabic دال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دال | dalet; dal, name of the eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet (د), representing the sound |