Where does “çokdilli” come from?

çokdilli (Turkish) comes from Turkish dilli, from Turkish dil, from Ottoman Turkish دل, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

çokdilli (Turkish): multilingual

Definitions

  1. multilingual

Ancestry of “çokdilli”, step by step

çokdilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdillihaving a tongue; lingual
2Turkishdillanguage; tongue
3Ottoman Turkishدلtongue organ
4Classical Persianدِل
5Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
6Classical Persianدل

via Turkish çok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçokmuch, many, plenty, a lot; very, too
2Ottoman Turkishچوقmuch, many, a lot
3Old Anatolian Turkishچُوقْ
4Proto-Turkicčokvile, hooligan

Words derived from “çokdilli

Every word from Classical Persian دلEvery word from Punjabi ਦਿਲEvery word from Classical Persian دِل
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