Where does “កាលណា” come from?
កាលណា (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាល, from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).
កាលណា (Khmer): when
Definitions
- when
Ancestry of “កាលណា”, step by step
កាលណា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer កាល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កាល | time, moment, period of time; era, epoch; during,... |
| 2 | Pali | kāla | time |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | fold, of time (during which an action or event happens) |
via Khmer ណា
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ណា | which?, where?, what kind of? in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses |