Where does “روسپی” come from?

روسپی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian روسپی, from Middle Persian lwspyk' — whore.

روسپی (Ottoman Turkish): prostitute, harlot, hooker, whore

Definitions

  1. prostitute, harlot, hooker, whore

Ancestry of “روسپی”, step by step

روسپی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روسپی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروسپیprostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan
2Middle Persianlwspyk'whore

via Classical Persian روسپی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianروسپی—

Words derived from “روسپی”

Every word from Middle Persian lwspyk' →Every word from Persian روسپی →