Where does “bez” come from?

bez (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بز, from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bez (Turkish): cloth; gland

Definitions

  1. cloth; gland

Ancestry of “bez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
2Persianبزgoat
3Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bez”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →