Where does “اَلو” come from?

اَلو (Ushojo) comes from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

اَلو (Ushojo): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “اَلو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
2Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
3Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →