Where does “Tiflis” come from?

Tiflis (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفليس, from Persian تفلیس, from Arabic تفليس, from Arabic فلس, from Aramaic פּוּלְסָא, from Ancient Greek φόλλις, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Tiflis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتفليس
2Persianتفلیس
3Arabicتفليسbankruptcy
4Arabicفلسa small-denomination coin, penny; money, mazuma,...
5Aramaicפּוּלְסָא
6Ancient Greekφόλλις
7Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-