Where does “կուզ” come from?

կուզ (Armenian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

կուզ (Armenian): beech marten, "Martes foina"; hump, hunch;...

Definitions

  1. beech marten, "Martes foina"; hump, hunch;...

Ancestry of “կուզ”, step by step

կուզ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Armenian կուզ

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

via Old Armenian կուզ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկուզcat; beech marten
2Undeterminedkūz—

Words derived from “կուզ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →