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Where does “guzik” come from?

guzik (Turkish) comes from Armenian կուզիկ, from Armenian կուզ, from Middle Armenian կուզ, from Persian کوز, from Uzbek kuz, from Swedish kise, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

guzik (Turkish): hunchback

Definitions

  1. hunchback

Ancestry of “guzik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկուզիկhunchbacked; hunchback
2Armenianկուզbeech marten, "Martes foina"; hump, hunch;...
3Middle Armenianկուզhump, hunch; humpbacked, hunchbacked
4PersianکوزAlternative form of غوز; hump, crooked back
5Uzbekkuzautumn, fall
6Swedishkise—
7Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
8Proto-Germanickāsijaz—
9Latincāseus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
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