Where does “કાળું” come from?
કાળું (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati कालउं, from Sanskrit कालकम्, from Sanskrit कालक, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
કાળું (Gujarati): black; bad, evil
Ancestry of “કાળું”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | कालउं | black |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कालकम् | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कालक | black |
| 4 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |