Etymology Explorer
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Where does “خوش” come from?
خوش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.
Ancestry of “خوش”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
خوش
happy; pleasant
2
Middle Persian
xwš
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Words derived from “خوش”
hoş
hoşgörü
hoşlanmak
Every word from Middle Persian xwš →
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