Where does “خركله” come from?

خركله (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خرگله, from Persian خر, from Middle Persian HMRA, from Proto-Iranian xárah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰáras — donkey.

خركله (Ottoman Turkish): herd of untamed or unbroken horses, mules and donkeys

Definitions

  1. herd of untamed or unbroken horses, mules and donkeys

Ancestry of “خركله”, step by step

خركله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خرگله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخرگله—
2Persianخرdonkey, ass; fool; in compounds meaning big,...
3Middle PersianHMRA—
4Proto-Iranianxárahhorse
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰárasdonkey

via Classical Persian خرگله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخرگله—
2Classical Persianگله—

Words derived from “خركله”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰáras →Every word from Proto-Iranian xárah →Every word from Middle Persian HMRA →