Where does “ដំណាក់កាល” come from?

ដំណាក់កាល (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).

ដំណាក់កាល (Khmer): stage, phase

Definitions

stage, phase

Ancestry of “ដំណាក់កាល”, step by step

ដំណាក់កាល 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 ដំណាក់

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ដំណាក់	resting place, parking area, station
2	Khmer	ដាក់	to place, to put

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