Etymograph

English

Keling

Keling comes from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग ‘name of a people and their country (the name…’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकलिङ्गkaliṅga‘name of a people and their country (the name is applied in the पुराणs to several places’
  2. MalaymodernKeling
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकलिङ्गkaliṅga‘name of a people and their country (the name is applied in the पुराणs to several places’
  2. MalaymodernKeling
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun a person of Indian descent

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit कलिङ्ग / Keling