Where does “कल” come from?
कल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कल्य, from Sanskrit काल्य, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
कल (Hindi): yesterday; tomorrow; any indefinite time in the...
Definitions
- yesterday; tomorrow; any indefinite time in the...
Ancestry of “कल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कल्य | well, healthy, free from sickness; hale,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल्य | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |