Where does “فَلْس” come from?
فَلْس (Arabic) comes from Aramaic פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ, from Ancient Greek φόλλις, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
فَلْس (Arabic): fish scale
Definitions
- fish scale
Ancestry of “فَلْس”, step by step
فَلْس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aramaic פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φόλλις | — |
| 3 | Latin | follis | bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Ancient Greek φολίς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φολίς | horny scale; spot on a panther’s leopard’s skin;... |