Where does “अहल्या” come from?
अहल्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अहल, from Classical Persian اهل, from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-.
अहल्या (Sanskrit): Ahalya
Ancestry of “अहल्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहल | unploughed |
| 2 | Classical Persian | اهل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَهْل | family, membership; family, kinfolk; people,... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔahl- | — |
Words derived from “अहल्या”