Where does “ܩܙ” come from?

ܩܙ (Classical Syriac) comes from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

ܩܙ (Classical Syriac): silk, floss silk

Definitions

  1. silk, floss silk

Ancestry of “ܩܙ”, step by step

ܩܙ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَزّsilk
2PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
3Middle Persiankaž—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Middle Persian kač

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiankač—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →