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Where does “gilí” come from?

gilí (Spanish) comes from Caló jili, from Romani śil, from Sanskrit शीत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

gilí (Spanish): stupid

Definitions

  1. stupid

Ancestry of “gilí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Calójiliinnocent; fresh
2Romaniśil—
3Sanskritशीतcold
4Sanskrit-त-ed
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “gilí”

  • gilipollez
  • gilipollas
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