Where does “делэхъан” come from?
делэхъан (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian делэ, from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.
делэхъан (Adyghe): insane asylum; mental hospital; sanitarium
Definitions
- insane asylum; mental hospital; sanitarium
Ancestry of “делэхъан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | West Circassian | делэ | — |
| 2 | Urdu | دلی | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | دلو | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tēlbe | — |