Where does “газ” come from?

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

газ (Bulgarian): gas; flatulence; petroleum, oil

Definitions

  1. gas; flatulence; petroleum, oil

Ancestry of “газ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
2Arabicقَزّsilk
3PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
4Middle Persiankaž—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “газ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →