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
Ancestry of “шаль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | szał | craze, frenzy, fury, madness, amok |
| 2 | French | châle | shawl |
| 3 | Hindi | शाल | Shorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;... |
| 4 | Urdu | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 5 | Persian | شال | shawl; scarf |
| 6 | Hindi | दुशाला | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | द्विशाट | — |