Where does “horlamak” come from?

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

horlamak (Turkish): to snore; to despise

Definitions

  1. to snore; to despise

Ancestry of “horlamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhorcontemptible, low
2Ottoman Turkishخورdespicable, abject, vile
3Persianخوارeasy; mean, abject; present stem form of خواردن
4Middle Persianhw'l—
Every word from Middle Persian hw'l →Every word from Persian خوار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خور →
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