Where does “دلی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “دلی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
2Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy

Words derived from “دلی”

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