Where does “գազալցակայան” come from?
գազալցակայան (Armenian) comes from Armenian գազ, from Russian ГАЗ, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā.
գազալցակայան (Armenian): CNG refueling station
Ancestry of “գազալցակայան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | գազ | gas; natural gas; gas pedal, accelerator |
| 2 | Russian | ГАЗ | — |
| 3 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 4 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 7 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |