Where does “കൈക്കൂലി” come from?

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

കൈക്കൂലി (Malayalam): bribe

Definitions

  1. bribe

Ancestry of “കൈക്കൂലി”, step by step

കൈക്കൂലി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കൂലി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകൂലിsalary, payment for doing job
2Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
3Turkishköleslave
4Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
5Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

via Malayalam കൈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകൈhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →