Where does “කුලිය” come from?

කුලිය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கூலி, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

කුලිය (Sinhalese): hire, wages, fare, rent

Definitions

  1. hire, wages, fare, rent

Ancestry of “කුලිය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூலிcoolie
2Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
3Turkishköleslave
4Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
5Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →