Where does “կզաքիս” come from?

կզաքիս (Armenian) comes from Armenian կուզ, from Middle Armenian կուզ, from Persian کوز, from Uzbek kuz, from Swedish kise, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

կզաքիս (Armenian): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “կզաքիս”, step by step

կզաքիս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian կուզ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկուզbeech marten, "Martes foina"; hump, hunch;...
2Middle Armenianկուզhump, hunch; humpbacked, hunchbacked
3PersianکوزAlternative form of غوز; hump, crooked back
4Uzbekkuzautumn, fall
5Swedishkise—
6Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
7Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
8Latincāseuscheese
9Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via Armenian աքիս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
2Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →