Where does “qül” come from?

qül (Talysh) comes from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

qül (Talysh): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “qül”, step by step

qül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European glew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Azerbaijani qul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqulservant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew-