Where does “salawal” come from?

salawal (Tagalog) comes from Malay seluar, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

salawal (Tagalog): underpants

Definitions

  1. underpants

Ancestry of “salawal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseluartrousers UK, pants US
2Persianشلوارtrousers
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →
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