Where does “آواز” come from?

آواز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

آواز (Ottoman Turkish): voice; sound; note, tune

Definitions

  1. voice; sound; note, tune

Ancestry of “آواز”, step by step

آواز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آواز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآواز—
2Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Classical Persian آوَاز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآوَاز—

Words derived from “آواز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →