Where does “šála” come from?

šála (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schāle, from Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “šála”, step by step

šála traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German schāle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschālepeel; husk; shell outer layer
2Middle High Germanschāle—
3Old High Germanscālashell
4Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Ottoman Turkish صلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصلا—
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer

via Proto-Slavic šala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšala—

Words derived from “šála”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →