Where does “canı yanmak” come from?

canı yanmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish Can, from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

canı yanmak (Turkish): to hurt

Definitions

  1. to hurt

Ancestry of “canı yanmak”, step by step

canı yanmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Can

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishCanA male given name from Persian which means "the...
2Ottoman Turkishجانsoul; being; life
3Old Anatolian Turkishجانsoul, spirit
4Persianجانsoul; being; life
5Middle Persianyʾn'
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Turkish yanmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyanmakto burn, be on fire; to burn up, burn down; to be...
2Ottoman Turkishیانمقto be burnt, suffer
3Proto-Turkicyan-to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑
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