Where does “ikicanlı” come from?

ikicanlı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani can, from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

ikicanlı (Azerbaijani): pregnant

Definitions

  1. pregnant

Ancestry of “ikicanlı”, step by step

ikicanlı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani can

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanicansoul, spirit; being, creature, life; body
2Old Anatolian Turkishجانsoul, spirit
3Persianجانsoul; being; life
4Middle Persianyʾn'—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Azerbaijani iki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniikitwo
2Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →