Where does “akıllıca” come from?

akıllıca (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.

akıllıca (Turkish): within reason, reasonable, sensible

Definitions

  1. within reason, reasonable, sensible

Ancestry of “akıllıca”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →