Etymology Explorer › Crimean Tatar

Where does “ceviz” come from?

ceviz (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic جَوْز, from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦, from Old Persian angauza, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

ceviz (Crimean Tatar): walnut

Definitions

  1. walnut

Ancestry of “ceviz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوْز—
2Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭦walnut
3Old Persianangauza—
4Old Iranian*gauza-—
Every word from Old Iranian *gauza- →