Where does “çörək pulu” come from?
çörək pulu (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani pul, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
çörək pulu (Azerbaijani): livelihood, subsistence, daily bread
Definitions
- livelihood, subsistence, daily bread
Ancestry of “çörək pulu”, step by step
çörək pulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani pul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | pul | money |
| 2 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Azerbaijani çörək
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | çörək | bread |