Where does “bilbil” come from?
bilbil (Kurdish) comes from Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.
bilbil (Kurdish): nightingale
Ancestry of “bilbil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بلبل | nightingale; bulbul |
| 2 | Arabic | بُلْبُل | nightingale |