Where does “خركله‌جی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “خركله‌جی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخركلهherd of untamed or unbroken horses, mules and donkeys
2Persianخرگله—
3Persianخرdonkey, ass; fool; in compounds meaning big,...
4Middle PersianHMRA—
5Proto-Iranianxárahhorse
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰárasdonkey

Words derived from “خركله‌جی”

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