Where does “سنگدل” come from?

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

سنگدل (Persian): stony, hardhearted, heartless, cruel

Definitions

  1. stony, hardhearted, heartless, cruel

Ancestry of “سنگدل”, step by step

سنگدل 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 سنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسنگstone, rock; tombstone; authority, dignity
2Middle PersianKYPA—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →
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