Where does “சாயுங்காலம்” come from?

சாயுங்காலம் (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 “சாயுங்காலம்”, step by step

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

Words derived from “சாயுங்காலம்”

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