Where does “فُلُوس” come from?

فُلُوس (Arabic) comes from Arabic فَلْس, 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-.

فُلُوس (Arabic): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “فُلُوس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلْسfish scale
2Aramaicפילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ—
3Ancient Greekφόλλις—
4Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “فُلُوس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →