Where does “આજકાલ” come from?

આજકાલ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati આજ, from Old Gujarati आज, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

આજકાલ (Gujarati): these days, nowadays; these days; today and...

Definitions

  1. these days, nowadays; these days; today and...

Ancestry of “આજકાલ”, step by step

આજકાલ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati આજ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiઆજtoday
2Old Gujaratiआज—
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚—
4Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

via Gujarati કાલ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiકાલtomorrow; yesterday; Alternative form of કાળ
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 →