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Where does “ფოლი” come from?

ფოლი (Old Georgian) comes from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ფოლი (Old Georgian): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “ფოლი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپولa coin of inferior value; coin; money
2Middle Persianpōl—
3Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
4Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
5Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “ფოლი”

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