Where does “كوی” come from?

كوی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی, from Persian کوی, from Middle Persian kwd — street, lane; lane, street.

كوی (Ottoman Turkish): village, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town

Definitions

  1. village, a rural settlement of size between a hamlet and a town

Ancestry of “كوی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishكویvillage
2Persianکویstreet; city block
3Middle Persiankwdstreet, lane; lane, street

Words derived from “كوی

Every word from Middle Persian kwdEvery word from Persian کویEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish كوی