Where does “deli” come from?
deli (Turkish) comes from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.
deli (Turkish): mad, insane
Ancestry of “deli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دلی | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | دلو | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tēlbe | — |