Where does “خوشا” come from?

خوشا (Persian) comes from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.

خوشا (Persian): or به حال}} how happy, how pleasing, how blessed

Definitions

  1. or به حال}} how happy, how pleasing, how blessed

Ancestry of “خوشا”, step by step

خوشا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

via Persian ـا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـاUsed to form adverbs from nouns or adjectives
2Arabicـا—
Every word from Middle Persian xwš →Every word from Persian خوش →