Where does “şalvar” come from?

şalvar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شالوار, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

şalvar (Turkish): shalwar

Definitions

  1. shalwar

Ancestry of “şalvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشالوارalternative form of شلوار
2Persianشلوارtrousers
3Middle Persianšlwʾltrousers
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “şalvar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Middle Persian šlwʾl →Every word from Persian شلوار →