Where does “कालाधन” come from?

कालाधन (Hindi) comes from Hindi धन, from Sanskrit धेनु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

कालाधन (Hindi): black money

Definitions

  1. black money

Ancestry of “कालाधन”, step by step

कालाधन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi धन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधनmoney; wealth, riches; natural resources
2Sanskritधेनुmilch, yielding or giving milk; a milk cow or any...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Hindi काला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकालाblack; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš →Every word from Sanskrit धेनु →