Where does “شلوارک” come from?

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

شلوارک (Persian): shorts

Definitions

  1. shorts

Ancestry of “شلوارک”, step by step

شلوارک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شلوار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشلوارtrousers
2Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →