Where does “چِلَے کَلان” come from?

چِلَے کَلان (Kashmiri) comes from Persian کلان, from Parthian 𐫐𐫓𐫀𐫗.

چِلَے کَلان (Kashmiri): the 40-day period of harshest winter in Kashmir, from 22nd December to 30th January, when the chances of snowfall are the highest and the maximum temperature drops considerably

Definitions

  1. the 40-day period of harshest winter in Kashmir, from 22nd December to 30th January, when the chances of snowfall are the highest and the maximum temperature drops considerably

Ancestry of “چِلَے کَلان”, step by step

چِلَے کَلان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کلان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلانbig, huge, massive
2Parthian𐫐𐫓𐫀𐫗

via Kashmiri چِلہٕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashmiriچِلہٕ
Every word from Parthian 𐫐𐫓𐫀𐫗Every word from Persian کلان