Where does “kuz” come from?
kuz (Uzbek) comes 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.
kuz (Uzbek): autumn, fall
Definitions
- autumn, fall
Ancestry of “kuz”, step by step
kuz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kise | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 4 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
via Proto-Turkic kǖŕ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | kǖŕ | autumn |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *-iŋ | Suffix equiping headword for second-person singular |
via Proto-Uralic kowse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | kowse | spruce |