Where does “pulcuq” come from?

pulcuq (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.

pulcuq (Azerbaijani): scales in fishes

Definitions

  1. scales in fishes

Ancestry of “pulcuq”, step by step

pulcuq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani pul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanipulmoney
2Persianپولa coin of inferior value; coin; money
3Middle Persianpōl
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Azerbaijani cuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanicuq
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHosEvery word from Ancient Greek βέλος