Where does “شال” come from?

شال (Urdu) comes from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

شال (Urdu): shawl; scarf

Definitions

  1. shawl; scarf

Ancestry of “شال”, step by step

شال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشالshawl; scarf
2Hindiदुशालाshawl
3Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Classical Persian شال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشال—

Words derived from “شال”

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