gauze
GAWZ · noun
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Origin
Gauze comes from French gaze, which was borrowed from Arabic qazz, meaning "silk."
Journey
The word traveled from Arabic into French before settling into English, keeping its identity as a term for fine, sheer fabric.
Related words
No other English cognate is given in the facts beyond its path through French gaze and Arabic qazz.