Where does “tenbellik” come from?

tenbellik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar tenbel, from Persian تنبل, from Arabic تنبل, from Classical Persian تَنْبَل.

tenbellik (Crimean Tatar): laziness

Definitions

  1. laziness

Ancestry of “tenbellik”, step by step

tenbellik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar tenbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatartenbellazy
2Persianتنبلlazy; sluggish
3Arabicتنبلlazy
4Classical Persianتَنْبَل—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—
Every word from Classical Persian تَنْبَل →Every word from Arabic تنبل →Every word from Persian تنبل →