Where does “işarə dili” come from?

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

işarə dili (Azerbaijani): sign language

Definitions

  1. sign language

Ancestry of “işarə dili”, step by step

işarə 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 işarə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniişarəsign
2Arabicإِشَارَةto show or display; sign
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →