Where does “delija” come from?

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

delija (Serbo-Croatian): brave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard

Definitions

  1. brave man; hero, soldier; Turkish bodyguard

Ancestry of “delija”, 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

Words derived from “delija”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →