Where does “ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ” come from?

ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਕਾਲਾ, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ (Punjabi): kala namak kiln-fired rock salt

Definitions

  1. kala namak kiln-fired rock salt

Ancestry of “ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ”, step by step

ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਕਾਲਾ

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

via Punjabi ਨਮਕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਨਮਕtable salt
2Classical Persianنَمَک—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →