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Where does “مۆز” come from?

مۆز (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian wabžáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wabžʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European webʰs-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wóps, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

مۆز (Central Kurdish): gadfly, horsefly; angry; banana

Definitions

  1. gadfly, horsefly; angry; banana

Ancestry of “مۆز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianwabžáHwasp
2Proto-Indo-IranianwabžʰáHwasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰs-éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwópswasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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