Where does “yaúli” come from?

yaúli (Lingala) comes from Swahili jeuri, from Arabic جور, from Persian گور, from Middle Persian gwl, from Old Persian *vr̥dah, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos — sweetbriar.

yaúli (Lingala): rudeness, vulgarity

Definitions

  1. rudeness, vulgarity

Ancestry of “yaúli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijeurirude
2Arabicجورverbal noun of جَارَ; injustice, oppression,...
3Persianگورgrave; tomb; desert
4Middle Persiangwlflower
5Old Persian*vr̥dahflower, rose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰossweetbriar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰos →Every word from Old Persian *vr̥dah →Every word from Middle Persian gwl →