Where does “kuri” come from?

kuri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch koelie, from Malay kuli, from Hindi क़ुली, from Turkish köle, from Ottoman Turkish كوله, from Proto-Turkic kȫle — slave, servant.

kuri (Sranan Tongo): a coolie

Definitions

  1. a coolie

Ancestry of “kuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoeliecoolie Asian manual worker
2Malaykuli—
3Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
4Turkishköleslave
5Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
6Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →