Where does “kuli” come from?

kuli (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kuli (Fijian): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “kuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickulitskin outer covering of the body of a person
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
3Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kulit →