Where does “kalau” come from?
kalau (Belait) comes from Malay kalau, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
kalau (Belait): if
Ancestry of “kalau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kalau | if; as for; when |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |