Where does “szał” come from?

szał (Polish) comes from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

szał (Polish): craze, frenzy, fury, madness, amok

Definitions

  1. craze, frenzy, fury, madness, amok

Ancestry of “szał”, step by step

szał traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French châle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchâleshawl
2HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
3Urduشالshawl; scarf
4Persianشالshawl; scarf
5Hindiदुशालाshawl
6Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Proto-Slavic šalъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšalъ—

Words derived from “szał”

Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →