Where does “एतत्कालम्” come from?
एतत्कालम् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit एतद्, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
एतत्कालम् (Sanskrit): at this time, now
Ancestry of “एतत्कालम्”, step by step
एतत्कालम् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit एतद्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | एतद् | this, this here; sometimes used to give emphasis... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Sanskrit कालम्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कालम् | for a certain time |
| 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) |