Where does “پوشال” come from?

پوشال (Persian) comes from Persian پوش, from Sanskrit पुष्य, from Sanskrit पुष्, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-.

پوشال (Persian): woodwool or similar straw-like material used for packaging, stuffing, etc

Definitions

  1. woodwool or similar straw-like material used for packaging, stuffing, etc

Ancestry of “پوشال”, step by step

پوشال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپوشpresent stem form of پوشیدن
2Sanskritपुष्य
3Sanskritपुष्to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper
4Proto-Indo-European*(h₃)pews-

via Persian ال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianالplough; the beam of a plough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)pews-Every word from Sanskrit पुष्Every word from Sanskrit पुष्य