Where does “ಮಳೆಗಾಲ” come from?

ಮಳೆಗಾಲ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಕಾಲ, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

ಮಳೆಗಾಲ (Kannada): rainy season

Definitions

rainy season

Ancestry of “ಮಳೆಗಾಲ”, step by step

ಮಳೆಗಾಲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಕಾಲ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kannada	ಕಾಲ	time
2	Sanskrit	काल	black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3	Proto-Turkic	kār	snow
4	Proto-Iranian	karah	fold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Kannada ಮಳೆ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kannada	ಮಳೆ	rain
2	Old Kannada	ಮೞೆ	rain
3	Proto-Dravidian	maẓay	rain

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