Where does “çileli” come from?

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

çileli (Turkish): arduous

Definitions

  1. arduous

Ancestry of “çileli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçiletrouble, problem, difficulty
2Persianچله"A period of time, especially one of forty...
3Persianچلforty; penis; stupid
4Turkishçilfreckle; scintillation; shining
5Ottoman Turkishچیلbright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
6Proto-Turkic*čïl—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیل →Every word from Turkish çil →
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