Where does “gạc” come from?

gạc (Vietnamese) comes from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

gạc (Vietnamese): branched trunk or horn; antler

Definitions

  1. branched trunk or horn; antler

Ancestry of “gạc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
2Arabicقَزّsilk
3PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
4Middle Persiankaž—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →