Where does “kāla” come from?
kāla (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit कालक, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).
kāla (Old Javanese): time
Definitions
- time
Ancestry of “kāla”, step by step
kāla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कालक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कालक | black |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | karah | fold, of time (during which an action or event happens) |
via Sanskrit कला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कला | a small part of anything, any single part or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Sanskrit काला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | काला | name of several plants |