Where does “шаль” come from?

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

шаль (Russian): shawl

Definitions

  1. shawl

Ancestry of “шаль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszałcraze, frenzy, fury, madness, amok
2Frenchchâleshawl
3HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
4Urduشالshawl; scarf
5Persianشالshawl; scarf
6Hindiदुशालाshawl
7Sanskritद्विशाट—

Words derived from “шаль”

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