Where does “آلو” come from?
آلو (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.
آلو (Urdu): potato; plum, prune
Ancestry of “آلو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आलुक | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलु | an edible root; potato |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHlu- | root |