Where does “வேலைக்கூலி” come from?

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

வேலைக்கூலி (Tamil): wage for a specific item of work

Definitions

  1. wage for a specific item of work

Ancestry of “வேலைக்கூலி”, step by step

வேலைக்கூலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கூலி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூலிcoolie
2Hindiक़ुलीporter; coolie; migrant labourer; slave; servant
3Turkishköleslave
4Ottoman Turkishكولهmale slave
5Proto-Turkickȫleslave, servant

via Tamil வேலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேலைjob, work, occupation
2Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫle →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوله →Every word from Turkish köle →