Where does “avaz” come from?

avaz (Azerbaijani) comes from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

avaz (Azerbaijani): voice especially of singing voices

Definitions

  1. voice especially of singing voices

Ancestry of “avaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآواز—
2Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →