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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rd—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rd—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “اهل دل”

  • əhli-dil
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