Where does “दिक्-काल” come from?

दिक्-काल (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).

दिक्-काल (Hindi): spacetime

Definitions

  1. spacetime

Ancestry of “दिक्-काल”, step by step

दिक्-काल 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 दिक्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदिक्direction; compass point
2Sanskritदिक्direction
3Sanskritगजelephant
4Sanskritगज्to sound, to roar
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →
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