Where does “காலமாகு” come from?

காலமாகு (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).

Ancestry of “காலமாகு”, step by step

காலமாகு 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 ஆகு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆகு—
2Proto-Dravidian*ā-k-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →