Where does “कल” come from?

कल (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

कल (Sanskrit): indistinct, dumb; indistinct or inarticulate;...

Definitions

  1. indistinct, dumb; indistinct or inarticulate;...

Ancestry of “कल”, step by step

कल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Proto-Afro-Asiatic kul-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afro-Asiatickul-—

Words derived from “कल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →