Where does “कार्यकाल” come from?

कार्यकाल (Hindi) 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).

कार्यकाल (Hindi): incumbency, time in office; term

Definitions

  1. incumbency, time in office; term

Ancestry of “कार्यकाल”, step by step

कार्यकाल 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 Hindi कार्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकार्यwork, task; action, operation; business
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →