Where does “تفلیس” come from?
تفلیس (Persian) comes from Arabic تفليس, from Arabic فلس, from Aramaic פּוּלְסָא, from Ancient Greek φόλλις, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “تفلیس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | تفليس | bankruptcy |
| 2 | Arabic | فلس | a small-denomination coin, penny; money, mazuma,... |
| 3 | Aramaic | פּוּלְסָא | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φόλλις | — |
| 5 | Latin | follis | bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |