Where does “hor” come from?

hor (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خور, from Persian خوار, from Middle Persian hw'l.

hor (Turkish): contemptible, low

Definitions

  1. contemptible, low

Ancestry of “hor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخورdespicable, abject, vile
2Persianخوارeasy; mean, abject; present stem form of خواردن
3Middle Persianhw'l—

Words derived from “hor”

Every word from Middle Persian hw'l →Every word from Persian خوار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خور →