Where does “dilkuša” come from?

dilkuša (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دلكشا, from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

dilkuša (Serbo-Croatian): songbird, usually nightingale

Definitions

  1. songbird, usually nightingale

Ancestry of “dilkuša”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدلكشا—
2Persianدلheart; mind; courage
3Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “dilkuša”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd →