Where does “tuli” come from?

tuli (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian Culi, from English coolie, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

tuli (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “tuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianCulideaf
2EnglishcoolieAn unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or...
3Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
4Turkishköleslave
5Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
6Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

Words derived from “tuli”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →