Where does “sal” come from?
sal (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.
sal (Romanian): shawl, scarf; hey!; bye!
Ancestry of “sal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 2 | Persian | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 3 | Hindi | दुशाला | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | द्विशाट | — |