Where does “Culi” come from?
Culi (Proto-Austronesian) comes from English coolie, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.
Culi (Proto-Austronesian): deaf
Definitions
- deaf
Ancestry of “Culi”, step by step
Culi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coolie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coolie | An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or... |
| 2 | Hindi | क़ुली | porter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant |
| 3 | Turkish | köle | slave |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | كوله | male slave |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kȫle | slave, servant |
via Proto-Eskimo *ca/u-li
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eskimo | *ca/u-li | — |