Where does “moz” come from?

moz (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *wábžah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wábžʰas, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

moz (Northern Kurdish): hornet; wasp; gadfly, horsefly, large fly that...

Definitions

  1. hornet; wasp; gadfly, horsefly, large fly that...

Ancestry of “moz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*wábžahwasp
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*wábžʰaswasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wábžʰas →