Where does “vikālabhojana” come from?

vikālabhojana (Pali) comes from Pali vikāla, from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

vikālabhojana (Pali): eating in the afternoon or at night, an activity forbidden to healthy Buddhist monks

Definitions

  1. eating in the afternoon or at night, an activity forbidden to healthy Buddhist monks

Ancestry of “vikālabhojana”, step by step

vikālabhojana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vikāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivikālawrong time
2Palikālatime
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Pali bhojana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhojanameal, food
2Sanskritभोजनthe act of enjoying, using; the act of eating; a...
3Sanskritभुज्to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
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