Where does “అహల్య” come from?
అహల్య (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अहल्या, from Sanskrit अहल, from Classical Persian اهل, from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-.
Ancestry of “అహల్య”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहल्या | Ahalya |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अहल | unploughed |
| 3 | Classical Persian | اهل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | أَهْل | family, membership; family, kinfolk; people,... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔahl- | — |