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Where does “ceviz” come from?

ceviz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جوز, from Arabic جَوْز, from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦, from Old Persian angauza, from Old Iranian *gauza-.

ceviz (Turkish): walnut

Definitions

  1. walnut

Ancestry of “ceviz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجوز—
2Arabicجَوْز—
3Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭦walnut
4Old Persianangauza—
5Old Iranian*gauza-—
Every word from Old Iranian *gauza- →