Where does “กาลครั้งหนึ่ง” come from?

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

กาลครั้งหนึ่ง (Thai): once upon a time

Definitions

  1. once upon a time

Ancestry of “กาลครั้งหนึ่ง”, step by step

กาลครั้งหนึ่ง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กาล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกาลtime, epoch, era; verb tense; death, doom
2Sanskritकालीfeminine nominative singular of काल; Kali, a...
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Thai หนึ่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนึ่ง1; one; one; whole
2Proto-Tainɯːŋᴮone

via Thai ครั้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiครั้งtime; instance, occurrence; occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian karahEvery word from Proto-Turkic kārEvery word from Sanskrit काल