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Where does “خوی” come from?

خوی (Persian) comes from Persian خو, from Persian خوب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡, from Old Persian ʰuvāpa, from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

خوی (Persian): sweat; helmet

Definitions

  1. sweat; helmet

Ancestry of “خوی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوtemper, disposition; oneself; one's own
2Persianخوبgood; well; nice
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭡—
4Old Persianʰuvāpa—
5Proto-IranianHhuHā́pahgood , masterly, creativity
6Proto-Indo-IranianHsuHápaswell created; artistic; doing good work
7Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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