Where does “تنبل” come from?

تنبل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian تنبل, from Arabic تنبل, from Classical Persian تَنْبَل.

تنبل (Ottoman Turkish): lazy

Definitions

  1. lazy

Ancestry of “تنبل”, step by step

تنبل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تنبل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنبلlazy; sluggish
2Arabicتنبلlazy
3Classical Persianتَنْبَل—

via Classical Persian تنبل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتنبل—

Words derived from “تنبل”

Every word from Classical Persian تَنْبَل →Every word from Arabic تنبل →Every word from Persian تنبل →