Where does “khalasi” come from?

khalasi (English) comes from Hindi ख़लासी, from Classical Persian خلاصی, from Classical Persian خلاشی, from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

khalasi (English): An Indian worker at a port or dockyard,...

Definitions

  1. An Indian worker at a port or dockyard,...

Ancestry of “khalasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiख़लासीrailroad worker; khalasi: dockyard worker
2Classical Persianخلاصی—
3Classical Persianخلاشیsailor
4Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
5Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
6Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
7Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →