Where does “былбыл” come from?

былбыл (Bashkir) comes from Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.

былбыл (Bashkir): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “былбыл”, step by step

былбыл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بلبل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلبلnightingale; bulbul
2Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale

via Arabic بلبل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبلبلnightingale; bulbul; a spinning top
Every word from Arabic بُلْبُل →Every word from Persian بلبل →