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Where does “خز” come from?

خز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hz, from Egyptian ẖzj.

خز (Persian): marten; fur

Definitions

  1. marten; fur

Ancestry of “خز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhzmarten
2Egyptianẖzj—
Every word from Egyptian ẖzj →