Where does “kala” come from?
kala (Indonesian) comes from Malay kala, from Classical Malay kala, from Javanese ꦏꦭ, from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kali, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- — inchoative.
kala (Indonesian): any member of scorpiones order; time; During the...
Definitions
- any member of scorpiones order; time; During the...
Ancestry of “kala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kala | time; scorpion |
| 2 | Classical Malay | kala | any member of scorpiones order; time; During the... |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦭ | time; season; bird noose or snare |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kali | river |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kali | to dig up; to excavate |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | kalih | to dig up; to excavate |
| 7 | Old Javanese | ka- | passive verb-forming prefix |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | marker of past time in temporal expressions |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | inchoative |