Where does “क़ुली” come from?

क़ुली (Hindi) comes from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

क़ुली (Hindi): porter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant

Definitions

  1. porter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant

Ancestry of “क़ुली”, step by step

क़ुली traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish köle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköleslave
2Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
3Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

via Chagatai قل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiقلslave
2Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkic kul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkickul—

Words derived from “क़ुली”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →