Where does “akıl” come from?

akıl (Turkish) comes from Arabic عقل, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

akıl (Turkish): mind; intelligence; reason

Definitions

mind; intelligence; reason

Ancestry of “akıl”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	عقل	verbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,...
2	Classical Persian	جَان	—
3	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
4	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

Words derived from “akıl”

akıllı
akılalmaz
akıllıca
akıl fikir
Akbil
akıllı uslu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →