Where does “дилкушица” come from?

дилкушица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дилкуша, from Ottoman Turkish dilküşa, from Persian del, from Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

дилкушица (Serbo-Croatian): Diminutive of дилкуша

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of дилкуша

Ancestry of “дилкушица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдилкушаsongbird, usually nightingale
2Ottoman Turkishdilküşa—
3Persiandel—
4Proto-Iranian*jr̥dáyamheart
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰŕ̥dayamheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam →