Where does “akıllı” come from?

akıllı (Turkish) comes from Turkish akıl, 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.

akıllı (Turkish): intelligent

Definitions

intelligent

Ancestry of “akıllı”, step by step

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

Words derived from “akıllı”

Akbil
akıllı uslu

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