Where does “joli” come from?
joli (Malay) comes from English jolly, from Middle English joli, from Old French joli, from Old French jolif, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
joli (Malay): palanquin
Definitions
- palanquin
Ancestry of “joli”, step by step
joli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English jolly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jolly | Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; Full... |
| 2 | Middle English | joli | — |
| 3 | Old French | joli | pretty; cute |
| 4 | Old French | jolif | pretty; attractive |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Hindi जोड़ी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जोड़ी | connection, joining; duo |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀟 | — |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 | joined |
| 5 | Sanskrit | युक्त | yoked, fastened, harnessed to; set to work,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugtás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |