Where does “gürz” come from?

gürz (Turkish) comes from Persian گرز, from Middle Persian wlz, from Middle Persian wzl, from Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀, from Proto-Iranian wájrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

gürz (Turkish): flail

Definitions

  1. flail

Ancestry of “gürz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرزmace, club
2Middle Persianwlzmace
3Middle Persianwzlmace
4Avestan𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀mace; main weapon of Mithra
5Proto-Iranianwájrah—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwáȷ́rasstrong, hard; a mace, club or any such weapon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáȷ́ras →Every word from Proto-Iranian wájrah →