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Where does “कालकम्” come from?

कालकम् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कालक, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.

Ancestry of “कालकम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकालकblack
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarah—

Words derived from “कालकम्”

  • કાળું
  • कालउं
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