Where does “സമീപകാലം” come from?

സമീപകാലം (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).

സമീപകാലം (Malayalam): recent times

Definitions

  1. recent times

Ancestry of “സമീപകാലം”, step by step

സമീപകാലം 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 സമീപ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamസമീപnear
Every word from Proto-Iranian karahEvery word from Proto-Turkic kārEvery word from Sanskrit काल