Where does “dália” come from?

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

dália (Hungarian): dahlia

Definitions

  1. dahlia

Ancestry of “dália”, step by step

dália traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian delija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandelijabrave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard
2Urduدلی—
3Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
4Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy

via New Latin Dahlia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinDahlia—

Words derived from “dália”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →