Where does “kuli” come from?
kuli (Finnish) comes from Russian куль, from German Kogel, from Middle High German [[gugele]], [[gugel]], [[kugel]], [[kogel]], from Old High German [[cugula]], [[chugela]], [[cucala]], from Medieval Latin cuculla.
kuli (Finnish): an old Russian unit of weight, used for grain and...
Definitions
- an old Russian unit of weight, used for grain and...
Ancestry of “kuli”, step by step
kuli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian куль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | куль | sack |
| 2 | German | Kogel | a kind of voluminous head finery of varying... |
| 3 | Middle High German | [[gugele]], [[gugel]], [[kugel]], [[kogel]] | — |
| 4 | Old High German | [[cugula]], [[chugela]], [[cucala]] | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cuculla | — |
via Hindi क़ुली
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | क़ुली | porter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant |
| 2 | Turkish | köle | slave |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | كوله | male slave |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kȫle | slave, servant |
via Urdu قلی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | قلی | slave; laborer; coolie |