Where does “അവധിക്കാലം” come from?

അവധിക്കാലം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കാലം, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

അവധിക്കാലം (Malayalam): holidays; vacation

Definitions

  1. holidays; vacation

Ancestry of “അവധിക്കാലം”, step by step

അവധിക്കാലം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കാലം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകാലംseason
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Malayalam അവധി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅവധിleave
2Sanskritअवधि—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →