Where does “كز” come from?
كز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گز, from Middle Persian gc, from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 — gypsum.
كز (Ottoman Turkish): nock, the notch at the rearmost end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring
Definitions
- nock, the notch at the rearmost end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring
Ancestry of “كز”, step by step
كز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گز | tamarisk, "Tamarix" spp; tamarisk gum;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | gc | tamarisk; plaster, gypsum; gypsum |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒅎𒌓 | gypsum |
via Proto-Turkic *keŕ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ | notch (of an arrow) |