Where does “কালি” come from?

কালি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कल्य, from Sanskrit काल्य, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

কালি (Assamese): yesterday; tomorrow

Definitions

  1. yesterday; tomorrow

Ancestry of “কালি”, step by step

কালি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कल्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकल्यwell, healthy, free from sickness; hale,...
2Sanskritकाल्यtimely, seasonable
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Sanskrit काली

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकालीfeminine nominative singular of काल; Kali, a...
2Sanskrit-ईfeminine suffix; one who does
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “কালি”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →