Where does “šal” come from?

šal (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

šal (Serbo-Croatian): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “šal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشالshawl; scarf
2Persianشالshawl; scarf
3Hindiदुशालाshawl
4Sanskritद्विशाट—
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →