Etymology of the English word shawl
the English word
shawlderived from the Persian word
shalderived from the Sanskrit word
śaṭiderived from the Persian word
shālDate
The earliest known usage of shawl in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sjaal, Dutch
schaal, English
scale, French
châle, French
échelle, French
scalair, German
Schal, German
Skala, Icelandic
sjal, Italian
scala, Italian
scialle, Latin
scalae, Norwegian
skala, Polish
szal, Provençal
escala, Russian
шaль, Spanish
escala, Swedish
schal, Swedish
skol, Swedish
skala, Yiddish
shalUsage
Word found in Modern English
