Where does “garza” come from?

garza (Italian) comes from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

garza (Italian): gauze; Name of several species of heron;...

Definitions

  1. gauze; Name of several species of heron;...

Ancestry of “garza”, step by step

garza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gaze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
2Arabicقَزّsilk
3PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
4Middle Persiankaž—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Spanish garza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarzaheron
2Undeterminedcárcia—

Words derived from “garza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →