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

  1. dear, darling, sweetheart

Ancestry of “canımın içi”, step by step

canımın içi 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishinside, interior part of something; second-person...
2Ottoman Turkishایچinside, interior, the inner part or side of something, as opposed to the exterior
3Proto-Turkicinterior, intestines; the interior of something;...
4Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
5Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
6Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑
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