Where does “huy” come from?

huy (Turkish) comes from Persian خوی, from Persian خو, from Persian خوب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡, from Old Persian ʰuvāpa, from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

huy (Turkish): temperament

Definitions

  1. temperament

Ancestry of “huy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخویsweat; helmet
2Persianخوtemper, disposition; oneself; one's own
3Persianخوبgood; well; nice
4Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭡
5Old Persianʰuvāpa
6Proto-IranianHhuHā́pahgood (in works), masterly, creativity
7Proto-Indo-IranianHsuHápaswell created; artistic; doing good work
8Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “huy

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