Where does “kaz” come from?

kaz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاز, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

kaz (Turkish): goose; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. goose; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “kaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقازgoose
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Iranian karahEvery word from Proto-Turkic kārEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قاز
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