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
- ill-natured, ill-humored
Ancestry of “kötü huylu”, step by step
kötü huylu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish huy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | huy | temperament |
| 2 | Persian | خوی | sweat; helmet |
| 3 | Persian | خو | temper, disposition; oneself; one's own |
| 4 | Persian | خوب | good; well; nice |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭥𐭡 | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | ʰuvāpa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | HhuHā́pah | good (in works), masterly, creativity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HsuHápas | well created; artistic; doing good work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Turkish kötü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kötü | bad, evil; villain, knave, rogue |