Where does “جوز” come from?

جوز (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic جَوْز, from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦, from Old Persian angauza, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

جوز (Hijazi Arabic): walnut

Definitions

  1. walnut

Ancestry of “جوز”, step by step

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