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
Ancestry of “ܩܙ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَزّ | silk |
| 2 | Persian | کز | Alternative form of کژ |
| 3 | Middle Persian | kaž | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |