𑀯𑀸𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ulder.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wālás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *wālás?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
Proto-Indo-European *wer-?
Sanskrit वृ (vṛ)?
Sanskrit वाल॑ (vā́la)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮

    Inherited from Sanskrit वाल॑ (vā́la), possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wālás, or possibly from वृ (vṛ).

    Noun

    𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla) m (Devanagari वाल) [1][2]

    1. hair
    2. hair of a tail

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: વાળ (vāḷ, “hair”)
      • Romani: bal (“hair”)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vā́la”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वाल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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