Where does “آلو بخارا” come from?

آلو بخارا (Urdu) comes from Persian آلوی بخارا, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

آلو بخارا (Urdu): alubukhara

Definitions

  1. alubukhara

Ancestry of “آلو بخارا”, step by step

آلو بخارا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آلوی بخارا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآلوی بخاراalubukhara
2Persianآلوplum, prune; potato
3Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
4Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
5Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Classical Persian آلوی بخارا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآلوی بخارا

Words derived from “آلو بخارا

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu-Every word from Sanskrit आलुEvery word from Sanskrit आलुक