Where does “canımın içi” come from?
canımın içi (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.
canımın içi (Turkish): dear, darling, sweetheart
Definitions
- dear, darling, sweetheart
Ancestry of “canımın içi”, step by step
canımın içi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Can
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Can | A male given name from Persian which means "the... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جان | soul; being; life |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | جان | soul, spirit |
| 4 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 5 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Turkish iç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | iç | inside, interior part of something; second-person... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایچ | inside, interior, the inner part or side of something, as opposed to the exterior |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ič | interior, intestines; the interior of something;... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 5 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |