Where does “اهل دل” come from?

اهل دل (Persian) comes from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

اهل دل (Persian): people of the heart

Definitions

  1. people of the heart

Ancestry of “اهل دل”, step by step

اهل دل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Persian اهل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاهلpeople; inhabitant; citizen
2Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
3Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

Words derived from “اهل دل”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →