Where does “ਕਾਲਾ” come from?
ਕਾਲਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
ਕਾਲਾ (Punjabi): black; dark-skinned
Ancestry of “ਕਾਲਾ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |