Where does “hoşlanmak” come from?

hoşlanmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish hoş, from Ottoman Turkish خوش, from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.

hoşlanmak (Turkish): to like

Definitions

  1. to like

Ancestry of “hoşlanmak”, step by step

hoşlanmak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hoş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhoşnice
2Ottoman Turkishخوش—
3Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
4Middle Persianxwš—

via Turkish mek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmek—

via Turkish len

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishlen—
Every word from Middle Persian xwš →Every word from Persian خوش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خوش →