Where does “guss” come from?

guss (Swedish) comes from Turkish kız, from Ottoman Turkish قیز, from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ — girl; woman; ? red, dark thing.

guss (Swedish): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “guss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkızgirl; daughter; queen in card games
2Ottoman Turkishقیزgirl; daughter; queen in card games
3Old Anatolian Turkishقِزْ—
4Proto-Turkickï̄ŕgirl; woman; ? red, dark thing
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قِزْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیز →
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