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Where does “gönül” come from?

gönül (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوكل, from Proto-Turkic *köŋül.

gönül (Turkish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “gönül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوكل—
2Proto-Turkic*köŋül—

Words derived from “gönül”

  • gönüllü
Every word from Proto-Turkic *köŋül →