Where does “bibiliko” come from?

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

bibiliko (Ladino): little nightingale

Definitions

  1. little nightingale

Ancestry of “bibiliko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbülbülnightingale
2Ottoman Turkishبلبلnightingale; bulbul
3Classical Persianبلبل—
4Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale
Every word from Arabic بُلْبُل →Every word from Classical Persian بلبل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بلبل →