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Where does “ক‌'লা” come from?

ক‌'লা (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese কালা, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.

ক‌'লা (Assamese): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “ক‌'লা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseকালা—
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarah—
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