Where does “chal” come from?

chal (Spanish) comes from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

chal (Spanish): shawl

Definitions

  1. shawl

Ancestry of “chal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchâleshawl
2HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
3Urduشالshawl; scarf
4Persianشالshawl; scarf
5Hindiदुशालाshawl
6Sanskritद्विशाट

Words derived from “chal

Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाटEvery word from Hindi दुशालाEvery word from Persian شال