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