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

  1. intelligent

Ancestry of “akıllı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishakılmind; intelligence; reason
2Arabicعقلverbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,...
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “akıllı”

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