Where does “கூலி” come from?

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

கூலி (Tamil): coolie

Definitions

  1. coolie

Ancestry of “கூலி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
2Turkishköleslave
3Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
4Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

Words derived from “கூலி”

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