Etymology of the French word châle
the French word
châlederived from the Persian word
shālDate
The earliest known usage of châle in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
scialleCognates
Dutch
sjaal, Dutch
schaal, English
shawl, English
scale, 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
shal
