Where does “Koray” come from?

Koray (Turkish) comes from Turkish kör, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

Ancestry of “Koray”, step by step

Koray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkörblind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having...
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—

via Turkish Ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAymoon; Moon
2Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →