Where does “sevdalinka” come from?
sevdalinka (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian sevdalinka, from Ottoman Turkish sevdalı, from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.
sevdalinka (English): A traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and...
Definitions
- A traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and...
Ancestry of “sevdalinka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sevdalinka | sevdalinka |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | sevdalı | — |
| 3 | Arabic | سَوْدَاء | black bile, melancholy; black |