Where does “kötü huylu” come from?

kötü huylu (Turkish) comes from Turkish huy, 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 — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

kötü huylu (Turkish): ill-natured, ill-humored

Definitions

  1. ill-natured, ill-humored

Ancestry of “kötü huylu”, step by step

kötü huylu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish huy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhuytemperament
2Persianخویsweat; helmet
3Persianخوtemper, disposition; oneself; one's own
4Persianخوبgood; well; nice
5Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭡
6Old Persianʰuvāpa
7Proto-IranianHhuHā́pahgood (in works), masterly, creativity
8Proto-Indo-IranianHsuHápaswell created; artistic; doing good work
9Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Turkish kötü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkötübad, evil; villain, knave, rogue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-