Where does “چل” come from?
چل (Persian) comes from Turkish çil, from Ottoman Turkish چیل, from Proto-Turkic *čïl.
چل (Persian): forty; penis; stupid
Ancestry of “چل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çil | freckle; scintillation; shining |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیل | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *čïl | — |