Where does “ana dili” come from?

ana dili (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani dil, from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

ana dili (Azerbaijani): mother tongue

Definitions

  1. mother tongue

Ancestry of “ana dili”, step by step

ana dili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani dil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidiltongue; language; spit
2Persianدلheart; mind; courage
3Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Azerbaijani ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanianamother
2Proto-Turkicanamother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →