Where does “çile” come from?

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

çile (Turkish): trouble, problem, difficulty

Definitions

  1. trouble, problem, difficulty

Ancestry of “çile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچله"A period of time, especially one of forty...
2Persianچلforty; penis; stupid
3Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
4Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
5Proto-Turkic*čïl—

Words derived from “çile”

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