Where does “कला” come from?

कला (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कला, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

कला (Hindi): art

Definitions

  1. art

Ancestry of “कला”, step by step

कला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकलाa small part of anything, any single part or...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Persian کلان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلانbig, huge, massive
2Parthian𐫐𐫓𐫀𐫗—

Words derived from “कला”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Sanskrit कला →