Where does “kala” come from?

kala (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese kāla, from Sanskrit कालक, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

kala (Javanese): stinging animal

Definitions

  1. stinging animal

Ancestry of “kala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesekālatime
2Sanskritकालकblack
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “kala”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →