Where does “ကာလ” come from?

ကာလ (Burmese) comes from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

ကာလ (Burmese): time, period, age

Definitions

  1. time, period, age

Ancestry of “ကာလ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikālatime
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “ကာလ”

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