Where does “delija” come from?
delija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.
delija (Serbo-Croatian): brave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard
Definitions
- brave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard
Ancestry of “delija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دلی | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | دلو | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tēlbe | — |
Words derived from “delija”