Where does “กาฬโรค” come from?

กาฬโรค (Thai) comes from Thai กาฬ, from Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

กาฬโรค (Thai): bubonic plague

Definitions

  1. bubonic plague

Ancestry of “กาฬโรค”, step by step

กาฬโรค traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กาฬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกาฬblack; dark blue; dark; black mark of death; cold...
2Palikālatime
3Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
4Proto-Turkickārsnow
5Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Thai โรค

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรคdisease; sickness
2Sanskritरोग‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,...
3Hindiरजdust, dirt, pollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Sanskrit काल →