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Where does “dalia” come from?

dalia (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian delija, from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.

dalia (Hungarian): dahlia

Definitions

  1. dahlia

Ancestry of “dalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandelijabrave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard
2Urduدلی—
3Old Anatolian Turkishدلو—
4Proto-Turkic*tēlbe—

Words derived from “dalia”

  • dáliák
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