Where does “ana dil” come from?

ana dil (Turkish) comes from Turkish dil, from Ottoman Turkish دل, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

ana dil (Turkish): proto-language

Definitions

  1. proto-language

Ancestry of “ana dil”, step by step

ana dil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdillanguage; tongue
2Ottoman Turkishدلtongue organ
3Classical Persianدِل—
4Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
5Classical Persianدل—

via Turkish ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishanadative singular of an; mother; main
2Ottoman Turkishآننه—
3Proto-Turkicanamother
Every word from Classical Persian دل →
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