Where does “హాల” come from?
హాల (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हाला, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰālaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰālaH, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēleh₂ — concentrated alcohol.
హాల (Telugu): wine
Ancestry of “హాల”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हाला | spirituous liquor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰālaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰālaH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰēleh₂ | concentrated alcohol |