Where does “چله” come from?

چله (Persian) comes from Persian چل, from Turkish çil, from Ottoman Turkish چیل, from Proto-Turkic *čïl.

چله (Persian): "A period of time, especially one of forty...

Definitions

  1. "A period of time, especially one of forty...

Ancestry of “چله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچلforty; penis; stupid
2Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
3Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
4Proto-Turkic*čïl—

Words derived from “چله”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیل →Every word from Turkish çil →