Where does “üstdil” come from?
üstdil (Turkish) comes from Turkish dil, from Ottoman Turkish دل, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.
üstdil (Turkish): metalanguage
Ancestry of “üstdil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dil | language; tongue |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دل | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | دِل | — |
| 4 | Punjabi | ਦਿਲ | heart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions |
| 5 | Classical Persian | دل | — |