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