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

  1. A traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and...

Ancestry of “sevdalinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansevdalinkasevdalinka
2Ottoman Turkishsevdalı—
3Arabicسَوْدَاءblack bile, melancholy; black
Every word from Arabic سَوْدَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish sevdalı →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sevdalinka →