Where does “Küçükköse” come from?

Küçükköse (Turkish) comes from Turkish küçük, from Ottoman Turkish كوچوك, from Old Anatolian Turkish kiçük, from Proto-Turkic kičüg — small, little.

Ancestry of “Küçükköse”, step by step

Küçükköse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish küçük

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishküçüksmall, little; minor, of little importance
2Ottoman Turkishكوچوكsmall; little
3Old Anatolian Turkishkiçüksmall, little
4Proto-Turkickičügsmall, little

via Turkish köse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkösenaturally beardless or thin-bearded
2Ottoman Turkishكوسهof little beard but not beardless
3Persianکوسهshark; man with little or no beard
4Middle Persiankōsag—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kičüg →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish kiçük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوچوك →