Where does “شلا” come from?

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

شلا (Urdu): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “شلا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →