Where does “ਸਲਵਾਰ” come from?

ਸਲਵਾਰ (Punjabi) comes from Urdu سلوار, from Classical Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ਸਲਵਾਰ (Punjabi): shalwar loose trousers

Definitions

  1. shalwar loose trousers

Ancestry of “ਸਲਵਾਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسلوار—
2Classical Persianشلوار—
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Classical Persian شلوار →