Where does “ղազ” come from?

ղազ (Middle Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاز, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

Ancestry of “ղազ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقازgoose
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “ղազ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاز →