Where does “شلا” come from?

شلا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

شلا (Urdu): stone, rock

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	शिला	stone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*ćHláH	—

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