dress), they wear a choli or a cropped camisole underneath it.   Etymology and history The pants, or salwar , are known as shalwar in Punjabi : ਸਲਵਾਰ ਕਮੀਜ਼ , salwaar or shalwaar શલવાર કમીઝ in Gujarati , and shalwar in Urdu : شلوار قمیض . The word comes from the