Where does “Yürekli” come from?

Yürekli (Turkish) comes from Turkish yürek, from Ottoman Turkish یورك, from Old Turkic yürek, from Proto-Turkic yürek — heart.

Yürekli (Turkish): audacious, brave, courageous

Definitions

  1. audacious, brave, courageous

Ancestry of “Yürekli”, step by step

Yürekli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yürek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyürekheart
2Ottoman Turkishیوركheart, a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion
3Old Turkicyürek—
4Proto-Turkicyürekheart

via Ottoman Turkish یوركلی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوركلیbrave, stouthearted
Every word from Proto-Turkic yürek →Every word from Old Turkic yürek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یورك →