Where does “tuli” come from?
tuli (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuli, from Proto-Austronesian Culi, from English coolie, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.
tuli (Bikol Central): earwax
Definitions
- earwax
Ancestry of “tuli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | tuli | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuli | deaf |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Culi | deaf |
| 4 | English | coolie | An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or... |
| 5 | Hindi | क़ुली | porter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant |
| 6 | Turkish | köle | slave |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | كوله | male slave |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | kȫle | slave, servant |