Where does “codoș” come from?

codoș (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قودوش, from Armenian կոտոշ, from Middle Armenian կոտոշ — horn of an animal.

codoș (Romanian): pimp

Definitions

  1. pimp

Ancestry of “codoș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقودوشcuckold, wittol, mari complaisant
2Armenianկոտոշhorn of an animal
3Middle Armenianկոտոշhorn of an animal

Words derived from “codoș”

Every word from Middle Armenian կոտոշ →Every word from Armenian կոտոշ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قودوش →