Where does “سال” come from?

سال (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit शृगाल — jackal.

سال (Urdu): year; saul tree and its wood; thorn

Definitions

  1. year; saul tree and its wood; thorn

Ancestry of “سال”, step by step

سال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शृगाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशृगालjackal

via Classical Persian سَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسَال

Words derived from “سال

Every word from Sanskrit शृगाल
سال — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer