Where does “dil balığı” come from?

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

dil balığı (Turkish): sole (Solea solea)

Definitions

  1. sole (Solea solea)

Ancestry of “dil balığı”, step by step

dil balığı 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 Balık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishBalıkPisces
2Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
3Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Classical Persian دل →