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.
कार्यकाल (Hindi): incumbency, time in office; term
Definitions
- incumbency, time in office; term
Ancestry of “कार्यकाल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | काल | time; era, epoch, age, period; death |
| 2 | Hindi | काला | black; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |