Where does “دل” come from?

دل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

دل (Ottoman Turkish): tongue organ

Definitions

  1. tongue organ

Ancestry of “دل”, step by step

دل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian دِل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدِل—
2Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
3Classical Persianدل—

via Proto-Turkic til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictiltongue; cut

Words derived from “دل”

Every word from Classical Persian دل →Every word from Punjabi ਦਿਲ →Every word from Classical Persian دِل →