Where does “делэ” come from?

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

делэ (West Circassian): fool, foolish, stupid, crazy

Definitions

  1. fool, foolish, stupid, crazy

Ancestry of “делэ”, 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 “делэ”

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