Where does “دلیشمن” come from?

دلیشمن (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe — mad, crazy.

دلیشمن (Ottoman Turkish): frolicsome, playful, eccentric

Definitions

  1. frolicsome, playful, eccentric

Ancestry of “دلیشمن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدلی—
2Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
3Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →