Where does “кыж” come from?

кыж (Udmurt) comes from Uzbek kuz, from Swedish kise, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

кыж (Udmurt): dirt

Definitions

  1. dirt

Ancestry of “кыж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekkuzautumn, fall
2Swedishkise—
3Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
4Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
5Latincāseuscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “кыж”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →