Where does “шалваре” come from?
шалваре (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شالوار, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
шалваре (Serbo-Croatian): shalwar
Ancestry of “шалваре”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شالوار | alternative form of شلوار |
| 2 | Persian | شلوار | trousers |
| 3 | Middle Persian | šlwʾl | trousers |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |