Where does “kalu” come from?

kalu (English) comes from Hindi काल, from Hindi काला, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

kalu (English): a dark-skinned person

Definitions

  1. a dark-skinned person

Ancestry of “kalu”, step by step

kalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi काल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकालtime; era, epoch, age, period; death
2Hindiकालाblack; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Igbo Kalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IgboKalu—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →