Where does “בילביל” come from?
בילביל (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلبل, from Classical Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.
בילביל (Ladino): nightingale
Ancestry of “בילביל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بلبل | nightingale; bulbul |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بلبل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بُلْبُل | nightingale |