Where does “ਭੂਤਕਾਲ” come from?

ਭੂਤਕਾਲ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਭੂਤ, from Sanskrit भूत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ਭੂਤਕਾਲ (Punjabi): past tense

Definitions

  1. past tense

Ancestry of “ਭੂਤਕਾਲ”, step by step

ਭੂਤਕਾਲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਭੂਤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਭੂਤpast
2Sanskritभूतbeen
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Punjabi ਕਾਲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਾਲtime as a concept
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuHtás →