Where does “Делэм ушӏоделэмэ, уделэ дэд” come from?

Делэм ушӏоделэмэ, уделэ дэд (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian делэ, from Urdu دلی, from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو, from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe — mad, crazy.

Делэм ушӏоделэмэ, уделэ дэд (West Circassian): If a fool considers you a fool, you are truly a great fool

Definitions

  1. If a fool considers you a fool, you are truly a great fool

Ancestry of “Делэм ушӏоделэмэ, уделэ дэд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianделэfool, foolish, stupid, crazy
2Urduدلی—
3Old Anatolian Turkishدلوmad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
4Proto-Turkic*tēlbemad, crazy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو →Every word from Urdu دلی →