Etymology

gooly

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Today it means: A pebble, a small rock. Full definition →

Hindi गोली (golī)bor.? ← Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (goliyā) ← Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gewlos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*gawlas, *gawlam
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryan*gawlas, *gawlam?
  5. Sanskritगोल (gola)
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  7. Sanskritगोलिका (golikā)
  8. Prakrit𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (goliyā)
  9. Hindiगोली (golī)bor.?
  10. English todaygooly

Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in another Indian language, ultimately from Sanskrit गोल (gola, “round; round thing”) + -इका (-ikā). The sense “pebble” in English is the original.

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