Where does “ղազ” come from?

ղազ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ղազ, from Ottoman Turkish قاز, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

ղազ (Armenian): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “ղազ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianղազ—
2Ottoman Turkishقازgoose
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاز →