Where does “قزّ” come from?

قزّ (Arabic) comes from Persian گز, from Middle Persian gc, from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 — gypsum.

Ancestry of “قزّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگزtamarisk, "Tamarix" spp; tamarisk gum;...
2Middle Persiangctamarisk; plaster, gypsum; gypsum
3Akkadian𒅎𒌓gypsum
Every word from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 →Every word from Middle Persian gc →Every word from Persian گز →