Where does “ფოლოცი” come from?
ფოლოცი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian փողոց, from Old Armenian փող, from Persian پول, from Middle Persian pōl, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “ფოლოცი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | փողոց | street; throat; a passage between two lines of... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | փող | narrow passage; throat; neck; nostril |
| 3 | Persian | پول | a coin of inferior value; coin; money |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pōl | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |