Where does “กาฬ” come from?
กาฬ (Thai) comes from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah.
กาฬ (Thai): black; dark blue; dark; black mark of death; cold...
Definitions
- black; dark blue; dark; black mark of death; cold...
Ancestry of “กาฬ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | kāla | time |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | karah | — |