Where does “قز” come from?

قز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

قز (Ottoman Turkish): silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

Definitions

  1. silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

Ancestry of “قز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَزّsilk
2PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
3Middle Persiankaž—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →