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

  1. hump, hunch; humpbacked, hunchbacked

Ancestry of “կուզ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianکوزAlternative form of غوز; hump, crooked back
2Uzbekkuzautumn, fall
3Swedishkise—
4Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
5Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
6Latincāseuscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “կուզ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →