Where does “tuli” come from?

tuli (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuli, 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-Oceanic): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “tuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantulideaf
2Proto-AustronesianCulideaf
3EnglishcoolieAn unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or...
4Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
5Turkishköleslave
6Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
7Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

Words derived from “tuli”

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