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Where does “گوز” come from?

گوز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦, from Old Persian angauza, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

گوز (Persian): walnut; fart

Definitions

  1. walnut; fart

Ancestry of “گوز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭦walnut
2Old Persianangauza—
3Old Iranian*gauza-—
Every word from Old Iranian *gauza- →