Where does “deli” come from?

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

deli (Turkish): mad, insane

Definitions

  1. mad, insane

Ancestry of “deli”, 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 “deli”

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