Where does “خز” come from?

خز (Arabic) comes from Persian خز, from Middle Persian hz, from Egyptian ẖzj — to be(come) feeble, failing.

خز (Arabic): Alternative form of قَزّ; to poke, to sting, to...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of قَزّ; to poke, to sting, to...

Ancestry of “خز”, step by step

خز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخزmarten; fur
2Middle Persianhzmarten
3Egyptianẖzjto be(come) feeble, failing

via Middle Persian kač

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiankač—
Every word from Egyptian ẖzj →Every word from Middle Persian hz →Every word from Persian خز →