Where does “xalaoğlu” come from?

xalaoğlu (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani xala, from Persian خاله, from Arabic خالة, from Arabic خَالَة — maternal aunt.

xalaoğlu (Azerbaijani): mother's sister's son

Definitions

  1. mother's sister's son

Ancestry of “xalaoğlu”, step by step

xalaoğlu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani xala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanixalamaternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
2Persianخالهmaternal aunt; Aunt
3Arabicخالةfemale equivalent of خَال
4Arabicخَالَةmaternal aunt

via Azerbaijani oğul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanioğulson
2Ottoman Turkishاوغلson
3Proto-Turkicogulson
Every word from Arabic خَالَة →Every word from Arabic خالة →Every word from Persian خاله →