Where does “कालिदास” come from?

कालिदास (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit काली, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

कालिदास (Sanskrit): a celebrated Sanskrit poet

Definitions

  1. a celebrated Sanskrit poet

Ancestry of “कालिदास”, step by step

कालिदास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit काली

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकालीfeminine nominative singular of काल; Kali, a...
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Sanskrit दास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “कालिदास”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →