Where does “petali” come from?

petali (Swahili) comes from English petal, from Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

petali (Swahili): petal

Definitions

  1. petal

Ancestry of “petali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetalOne of the component parts of the corolla of a...
2Latinpetalumpetal
3Ancient Greekπέταλονleaf of plant, flower, or tree
4Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
5Proto-Hellenic*pétalos
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pétalosEvery word from Ancient Greek πέταλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πέταλον
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