Where does “tekdilli” come from?

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

tekdilli (Turkish): monolingual

Definitions

  1. monolingual

Ancestry of “tekdilli”, step by step

tekdilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdillihaving a tongue; lingual
2Turkishdillanguage; tongue
3Ottoman Turkishدلtongue organ
4Classical Persianدِل—
5Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
6Classical Persianدل—

via Turkish tek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishteksingle, sole; unique
2Ottoman Turkishتكunique
3Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary

Words derived from “tekdilli”

Every word from Classical Persian دل →Every word from Punjabi ਦਿਲ →Every word from Classical Persian دِل →