English
golah
Golah comes from Hindi गोला ‘ball’, from गोल ‘round’, and ultimately from Sanskrit गोल ‘a ball’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोल‘a ball’
- Prakritmodern𑀕𑁄𑀮
- Hindic. 1500–presentगोलgol‘round’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentगोलाgolā‘ball’
- Englishtodaygolah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोल‘a ball’
- Prakritmodern𑀕𑁄𑀮
- Hindic. 1500–presentगोलgol‘round’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentगोलाgolā‘ball’
- Englishtodaygolah
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to bend, curve’
cap, cop, cock, cod, cub, giro, kiosk, guttural, gyrus, kibble, cudgel, gyre, 10 more
Today it means
noun A storehouse for grain or salt, typically having a circular wall of mud with a conical roof.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit गोल / golah