Where does “गाली” come from?
गाली (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit गल, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás.
गाली (Hindi): abuse; insult; foul or insulting language
Definitions
- abuse; insult; foul or insulting language
Ancestry of “गाली”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गल | throat; neck |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |