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Where does “ژالہ” come from?

ژالہ (Urdu) comes from Persian ژاله, from Sanskrit जाल, from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ژالہ (Urdu): hail; dew

Definitions

  1. hail; dew

Ancestry of “ژالہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianژالهhail; hoarfrost; dew
2Sanskritजालwatery; Nauclea cadamba; a small cucumber
3Sanskritपृष्ठthe back , the hinder part or rear of anything;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥ṣṭʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥štʰásback
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-ós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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