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Where does “մշկընկույզ” come from?

մշկընկույզ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ընկույզ, from Old Armenian ընկոյզ, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

մշկընկույզ (Armenian): nutmeg tree, "Myristica"; nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg tree, "Myristica"; nutmeg

Ancestry of “մշկընկույզ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianընկույզwalnut; nut
2Old Armenianընկոյզwalnut
3Old Iranian*gauza-—
Every word from Old Iranian *gauza- →