Where does “kor་gus” come from?

kor་gus (Garo) comes from Bengali খরগোশ, from Persian خرگوش, from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱, from Old Persian *xaragaušah — rabbit.

kor་gus (Garo): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “kor་gus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliখরগোশrabbit
2Persianخرگوشhare, rabbit; greater plantain; mullein
3Middle Persian𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱rabbit, hare; rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'
4Old Persian*xaragaušahrabbit
Every word from Old Persian *xaragaušah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 →Every word from Persian خرگوش →