Where does “កាលពី” come from?

កាលពី (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).

កាលពី (Khmer): at, during of past time only

Definitions

  1. at, during of past time only

Ancestry of “កាលពី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាលtime, moment, period of time; era, epoch; during,...
2Palikālatime
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “កាលពី”

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