Where does “sevdalinka” come from?

sevdalinka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish sevdalı, from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.

sevdalinka (Serbo-Croatian): sevdalinka

Definitions

  1. sevdalinka

Ancestry of “sevdalinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishsevdalı—
2Arabicسَوْدَاءblack bile, melancholy; black

Words derived from “sevdalinka”

Every word from Arabic سَوْدَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish sevdalı →