Where does “காலமா” come from?

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

காலமா (Tamil): to die, pass away

Definitions

  1. to die, pass away

Ancestry of “காலமா”, step by step

காலமா traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil காலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாலம்time
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Tamil ஆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஆThe second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script
2Old Tamil𑀆cow; the female of an ox
3Proto-Dravidian*ācow
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →