Where does “സമീപകാലത്ത്” come from?

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

സമീപകാലത്ത് (Malayalam): recently

Definitions

  1. recently

Ancestry of “സമീപകാലത്ത്”, step by step

സമീപകാലത്ത് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കാലത്ത്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകാലത്ത്morning
2Malayalamകാലംseason
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-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