Where does “делэ” come from?

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

делэ (East Circassian): a fool: a foolish or stupid person

Definitions

  1. a fool: a foolish or stupid person

Ancestry of “делэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدلی—
2Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
3Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →