lazut

Turkish

Alternative forms

• lazıt, lazot, lazotu, lazud, lağız, lağoz, lağuz, lavus, lavust, lavuz

Etymology

A word found in languages of the Black Sea's southeastern shore and deeper inland in the northwest of the Armenian Highland, namely Laz ლაზუტი (lazuťi), ლაზუდი (lazudi), ლაუზტი (lauzťi), Mingrelian ლაიტი (laiṭi), ლატი (laṭi), ლასტი (lasṭi), ლაზუტი (lazuṭi), Pontic Greek λαζούδ (lazoúd), λαζούδιν (lazoúdin), dialectal Armenian լազուտ (lazut), լազութ (lazutʻ), լազդ (lazd), Zazaki lazut, Northern Kurdish lazût, metathesized zalût.

The origin is uncertain. Often explained as Laz (“Laz”) +‎ otu (“grass”), because corn was supposedly spread by Laz sailors, but this is a folk etymology.

Noun

lazut (dialectal)

1. corn, maize

Descendants

• → Pontic Greek: λαζούδ (lazoúd)

References

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