English
pul
Pul comes from Persian پول ‘money’, and goes back to Middle Persian *pōl.
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*pōlreconstructed
- Persianc. 900–presentپولpul‘money’
- Englishtodaypul
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE*pōlreconstructed
- Persianc. 900–presentپولpul‘money’
- Englishtodaypul
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to throw, pierce’
ball, symbol, devil, metabolic, emblem, hyperbolic, quail, quill, parable, quell, parabolic, embolism, anabolic, metabolize, hyperbola, 68 more
through Ancient Greek ὀβελός ‘spit, rod’
Today it means
noun A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Persian *pōl / pul