Where does “საფულე” come from?
საფულე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფული, from Old Georgian ფოლი, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
საფულე (Georgian): wallet, purse
Definitions
- wallet, purse
Ancestry of “საფულე”, step by step
საფულე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ფული
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ფული | money |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ფოლი | money |
| 3 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Georgian სა- -ე
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | სა- -ე | — |