Where does “kuliʼ muttiara” come from?

kuliʼ muttiara (Makasar) comes from Makasar kuliʼ, from Malay kuli, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

kuliʼ muttiara (Makasar): mother-of-pearl; nacre

Definitions

  1. mother-of-pearl; nacre

Ancestry of “kuliʼ muttiara”, step by step

kuliʼ muttiara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar kuliʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkuliʼskin; hide; leather
2Malaykuli—
3Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
4Turkishköleslave
5Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
6Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

via Makasar muttiara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmuttiaraa pearl oyster
2Malaymutiarapearl
3Sanskritमुक्ताहार—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →