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Where does “خروس” come from?

خروس (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian hlws, from Middle Persian hlwstn' — to call, cry; to call, to cry.

Ancestry of “خروس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhlwscock, rooster; rooster, cock
2Middle Persianhlwstn'to call, cry; to call, to cry
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