Where does “उन्हाळा” come from?
उन्हाळा (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi उन्हाळा, from Sanskrit उष्णकाल, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
उन्हाळा (Marathi): summer
Ancestry of “उन्हाळा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | उन्हाळा | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उष्णकाल | summer, the hot season |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |