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English word shalwar comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel-, Persian شل, and later Persian شلوار (Shalwar. Trousers.)
*h₂i-h₂uer (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)kel- (Proto-Indo-European)
to be obliged, be beholden to, owe, be guilty, to lean, bend; joint, to be guilty, be obligated, owe, to cut, to cut, trim, to crook, bend, to be obligated, owe, be guilty
شل (Persian)
Spear, javelin. Trident, harpoon Thigh of a man. Thin, colored leather Loose, lax. Soft, limp Lame.
šlwʾl (Middle Persian)
شلوار (Persian)
Shalwar. Trousers.
شلوار (Urdu)
shalwar (English)
(in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.