Where does “horoz” come from?
horoz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خروس, from Old Anatolian Turkish خُرُوسْ, from Persian خروس, from Middle Persian hlws, from Middle Persian hlwstn' — to call, cry; to call, to cry.
horoz (Turkish): rooster, cock
Ancestry of “horoz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خروس | rooster, cock |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | خُرُوسْ | — |
| 3 | Persian | خروس | rooster, cock |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hlws | cock, rooster; rooster, cock |
| 5 | Middle Persian | hlwstn' | to call, cry; to call, to cry |
Words derived from “horoz”