Where does “خوش” come from?

خوش (Urdu) comes from Persian خوش, from Middle Persian xwš.

خوش (Urdu): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “خوش”, step by step

خوش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—

via Classical Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخوش—

Words derived from “خوش”

Every word from Middle Persian xwš →Every word from Persian خوش →