Etymology

chador

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Today it means: A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia. Full definition →

Hindi चादर ← Urdu چادَر ← Classical Persian چَادُر
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromछत्त्र
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromچَادُر
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromچادَر
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromचादर
  5. English todaychador

Borrowed from Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادَر (cādar), from Classical Persian چَادُر (čādur) or چَادَر (čādar), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Doublet of chatra and chatta. Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادُر (čâdor) or another language.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritछत्त्र all →

chatta

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.