Where does “कालदर्शक” come from?

कालदर्शक (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).

कालदर्शक (Hindi): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “कालदर्शक”, step by step

कालदर्शक 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 दर्शक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदर्शकsupervisor, person in charge; viewer, spectator,...
2Sanskritदर्शक—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →