Where does “կուզ” come from?
կուզ (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian کوز, from Uzbek kuz, from Swedish kise, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
կուզ (Middle Armenian): hump, hunch; humpbacked, hunchbacked
Definitions
- hump, hunch; humpbacked, hunchbacked
Ancestry of “կուզ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کوز | Alternative form of غوز; hump, crooked back |
| 2 | Uzbek | kuz | autumn, fall |
| 3 | Swedish | kise | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | — |
| 6 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |