Where does “şəhlagöz” come from?

şəhlagöz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani şəhla, from Arabic شَهْلَاء, from Arabic أَشْهَل.

şəhlagöz (Azerbaijani): blue-eyed, dark blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed, dark blue-eyed

Ancestry of “şəhlagöz”, step by step

şəhlagöz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani şəhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanişəhlablue, dark blue
2Arabicشَهْلَاء—
3Arabicأَشْهَل—

via Azerbaijani göz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigözeye; evil eye
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals
Every word from Arabic أَشْهَل →Every word from Arabic شَهْلَاء →Every word from Azerbaijani şəhla →