Where does “កាល” come from?
កាល (Khmer) comes from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
កាល (Khmer): time, moment, period of time; era, epoch; during,...
Definitions
- time, moment, period of time; era, epoch; during,...
Ancestry of “កាល”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | kāla | time |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |