Where does “dilkušica” come from?
dilkušica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dilkuša, from Ottoman Turkish دلكشا, from Persian دل, from Proto-Iranian *jā́rd, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰā́rd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
dilkušica (Serbo-Croatian): Diminutive of dilkuša
Ancestry of “dilkušica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dilkuša | songbird, usually nightingale |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دلكشا | — |
| 3 | Persian | دل | heart; mind; courage |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́rd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰā́rd | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |