Where does “خُرُوسْ” come from?

خُرُوسْ (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian خروس, from Middle Persian hlws, from Middle Persian hlwstn' — to call, cry; to call, to cry.

Ancestry of “خُرُوسْ”, step by step

خُرُوسْ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خروس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخروسrooster, cock
2Middle Persianhlwscock, rooster; rooster, cock
3Middle Persianhlwstn'to call, cry; to call, to cry

via Classical Persian خروس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخروس—

Words derived from “خُرُوسْ”

Every word from Middle Persian hlwstn' →Every word from Middle Persian hlws →Every word from Persian خروس →