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
Ancestry of “ক'লা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Early Assamese | কালা | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |