English
shawl
Shawl comes from Classical Persian شال.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentشالšāl
- Englishearliest quotation 1837shawl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Classical Persianc. 900–presentشالšāl
- Englishearliest quotation 1837shawl
Earliest quotation: 1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ethel Churchill: Or: “Just then Norbourne entered the chamber; and, fancying from…”
Every English word from Classical Persian شال
Today it means
noun A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian شال / shawl