Where does “جوز” come from?

جوز (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦, from Old Persian angauza, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

جوز (Arabic): to allow, permit; to cause to travel over, pass...

Definitions

  1. to allow, permit; to cause to travel over, pass...

Ancestry of “جوز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭦walnut
2Old Persianangauza—
3Old Iranian*gauza-—
Every word from Old Iranian *gauza- →Every word from Old Persian angauza →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 →