Where does “делэхъан” come from?

делэхъан (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian делэ, from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe — mad, crazy.

делэхъан (Adyghe): insane asylum; mental hospital; sanitarium

Definitions

  1. insane asylum; mental hospital; sanitarium

Ancestry of “делэхъан”, step by step

делэхъан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian делэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianделэfool, foolish, stupid, crazy
2Urduدلی—
3Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
4Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy

via Adyghe хъан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheхъанinn
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →
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