Where does “گولی” come from?

گولی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit गोलिका, from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

گولی (Urdu): ball; marble; bullet

Definitions

  1. ball; marble; bullet

Ancestry of “گولی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोलिकाa small ball or globule used for playing
2Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “گولی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Sanskrit -इका →
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