Where does “پیالا” come from?

پیالا (Ushojo) comes from Urdu پیالہ, from Persian پیاله, from Middle Persian pygʾl, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

پیالا (Ushojo): bowl

Definitions

  1. bowl

Ancestry of “پیالا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپیالہbowl
2Persianپیالهa glass cup or chalice; beaker
3Middle Persianpygʾlcup, goblet
4Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Middle Persian pygʾl →Every word from Persian پیاله →