Where does “hoş” come from?
hoş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خوش, from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.
hoş (Turkish): nice
Ancestry of “hoş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خوش | — |
| 2 | Persian | خوش | happy; pleasant |
| 3 | Middle Persian | xwš | — |