Where does “خروس” come from?
خروس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish خُرُوسْ, from Persian خروس, from Middle Persian hlws, from Middle Persian hlwstn' — to call, cry; to call, to cry.
خروس (Ottoman Turkish): rooster, cock
Ancestry of “خروس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | خُرُوسْ | — |
| 2 | Persian | خروس | rooster, cock |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hlws | cock, rooster; rooster, cock |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hlwstn' | to call, cry; to call, to cry |
Words derived from “خروس”