Where does “газа//gaza” come from?

газа//gaza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Ancestry of “газа//gaza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
2Arabicقَزّsilk
3PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
4Middle Persiankaž
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-Every word from Middle Persian kažEvery word from Persian کز
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