Where does “akıllı uslu” come from?
akıllı uslu (Turkish) comes from Turkish akıllı, 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 uslu (Turkish): mindful, calm, well-behaved
Definitions
- mindful, calm, well-behaved
Ancestry of “akıllı uslu”, step by step
akıllı uslu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish akıllı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | akıllı | intelligent |
| 2 | Turkish | akıl | mind; intelligence; reason |
| 3 | Arabic | عقل | verbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,... |
| 4 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Turkish uslu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | uslu | calmly, obediently |