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Where does “kaladana” come from?

kaladana (English) comes from Hindi काला, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.

kaladana (English): "Ipomoea nil", an East Indian convolvulaceous...

Definitions

  1. "Ipomoea nil", an East Indian convolvulaceous...

Ancestry of “kaladana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकालाblack; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarah—
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