խօզ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is խաւզ (xawz). Usually considered a word of unknown origin.[1][2][3] Related to Georgian ხავსი (xavsi, “moss”), which Ačaṙyan derives from Armenian.[1]

Probably an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian خزه‎ (xaze, “moss”), Northern Kurdish kevz (“moss; water moss”), Central Kurdish قەوزە‎ (qewze, “algae”) and Zazaki hewz (“green”). Compare also Ossetian хӕфс (xæfs, “frog”), from Proto-Iranian *kaĉyápah. For the association of "moss" and "algae" with "frog" compare Persian جل‌وزغ‎ (jolvazağ, “alga”, literally “toad-clothes”), جلبک‎ (jolbak, “alga”, literally “frog-clothes”), چغزواره‎ (čağzvâre, “water moss”, literally “frog-cover”), Kermanic [script needed] (baža, “moss, algae”) (from [script needed] (*jol-baža, literally “frog-clothes”)[4] and Armenian գորտնբուրդ (gortnburd, “algae”, literally “frog-wool”), գորտնխալի (gortnxali, “algae”, literally “frog-carpet”).

Noun

խօզ • (xōz)

  1. aquatic moss, duckweed or the like

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle Armenian: խօզ (xōz), ղօզ (łōz)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “խօզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 432b
  2. Martirosyan, Hrach (2009), “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies‎, volume 4, issue 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180
  3. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “խօզ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  4. Asatrian, Garnik S. (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎ (in Persian and English), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, pages 76–77
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