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Etymology of sari

Etymology tree Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa) Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī) Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī)bor. ▲ Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)bor. English sari Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi साड

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noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

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Etymology tree Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa) Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī) Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī)bor. ▲ Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)bor. English sari Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī) / Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of shawl through Persian.

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