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‑.
akıllı (Turkish): intelligent
Ancestry of “akıllı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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‑ | — |
Words derived from “akıllı”