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

Definitions

  1. metalanguage

Ancestry of “üstdil”, step by step

üstdil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dil

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

via Turkish üst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüsttop
2Proto-Turkicüŕ-ton top, high above
3Proto-Turkicǖŕfat; on top, high above
Every word from Classical Persian دل →Every word from Punjabi ਦਿਲ →Every word from Classical Persian دِل →