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
- songbird, usually nightingale
Ancestry of “dilkuša”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دلكشا | — |
| 2 | Persian | دل | heart; mind; courage |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́rd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰā́rd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “dilkuša”