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
- gauze; Name of several species of heron;...
Ancestry of “garza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gaze | gauze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Arabic | قَزّ | silk |
| 3 | Persian | کز | Alternative form of کژ |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kaž | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |