Where does “şal” come from?

şal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

şal (Turkish): shawl

Definitions

  1. shawl

Ancestry of “şal”, step by step

şal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشالshawl; scarf
2Persianشالshawl; scarf
3Hindiदुशालाshawl
4Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Ottoman Turkish صال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصالraft, float, radeau
2Proto-Turkicsālraft

via Classical Persian شَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشَال—

Words derived from “şal”

Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →