Where does “قلی” come from?

قلی (Urdu) comes from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

قلی (Urdu): slave; laborer; coolie

Definitions

  1. slave; laborer; coolie

Ancestry of “قلی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickülash

Words derived from “قلی

Every word from Proto-Turkic kül
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