Where does “eGoli” come from?

eGoli (Afrikaans) comes from Zulu eGoli, from Zulu igoli, from Zulu igolide, from English Gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm — to flourish; green, yellow.

eGoli (Afrikaans): A nickname for Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Definitions

  1. A nickname for Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Ancestry of “eGoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZulueGoli—
2Zuluigoligoal, goalpost
3Zuluigolidegold
4EnglishGoldfor a goldsmith or a rich man
5Middle Englishgoldgold metal
6Old Englishgoldgold
7Proto-Germanicgulþągold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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