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
Ancestry of “bibiliko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bülbül | nightingale |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بلبل | nightingale; bulbul |
| 3 | Classical Persian | بلبل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | بُلْبُل | nightingale |