Where does “ġewż” come from?

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

ġewż (Maltese): nuts

Definitions

  1. nuts

Ancestry of “ġewż”, 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 →
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