Where does “osh” come from?

osh (English) comes from Tajik ош, from Persian آش, from Proto-Turkic (i)aĺ — food, meal.

osh (English): A Tajik dish of rice cooked with meat and oil; a...

Definitions

  1. A Tajik dish of rice cooked with meat and oil; a...

Ancestry of “osh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikошcooked food; thick Persian-style soup
2Persianآشthick Persian-style soup; pottage
3Proto-Turkic(i)aĺfood, meal
Every word from Proto-Turkic (i)aĺ →Every word from Persian آش →Every word from Tajik ош →