Where does “בילביל” come from?

בילביל (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلبل, from Classical Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.

בילביל (Ladino): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “בילביל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلبلnightingale; bulbul
2Classical Persianبلبل—
3Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale
Every word from Arabic بُلْبُل →Every word from Classical Persian بلبل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بلبل →