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

Definitions

  1. potato; plum, prune

Ancestry of “آلو”, step by step

آلو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आलुक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
2Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Classical Persian آلُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآلُو—

Words derived from “آلو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →