Where does “كوسه” come from?

كوسه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کوسه, from Middle Persian kōsag.

كوسه (Ottoman Turkish): of little beard but not beardless

Definitions

  1. of little beard but not beardless

Ancestry of “كوسه”, step by step

كوسه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کوسه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوسهshark; man with little or no beard
2Middle Persiankōsag—

via Classical Persian کوسَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکوسَه—

Words derived from “كوسه”

Every word from Middle Persian kōsag →Every word from Persian کوسه →