Where does “دلكشا” come from?
دلكشا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
Ancestry of “دلكشا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | دل | heart; mind; courage |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́rd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰā́rd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “دلكشا”