Where does “গুলী” come from?

গুলী (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit गोलिका, from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

গুলী (Assamese): bullet (gun ammunition)

Definitions

  1. bullet (gun ammunition)

Ancestry of “গুলী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोलिकाa small ball or globule used for playing
2Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Sanskrit -इका →