Where does “horaz” come from?
horaz (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian خروس, from Middle Persian hlws, from Middle Persian hlwstn' — to call, cry; to call, to cry.
horaz (Crimean Tatar): cock, rooster
Ancestry of “horaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | خروس | rooster, cock |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hlws | cock, rooster; rooster, cock |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hlwstn' | to call, cry; to call, to cry |