Where does “Ghazipur” come from?
Ghazipur (English) comes from Hindi ग़ाज़ीपुर, from Hindi ग़ाज़ी, from Classical Persian غازى, from Arabic غاز, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze.
Ancestry of “Ghazipur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ग़ाज़ीपुर | — |
| 2 | Hindi | ग़ाज़ी | {{w|Wazir Ghazi-ud-din}}, the founder |
| 3 | Classical Persian | غازى | — |
| 4 | Arabic | غاز | gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene |
| 5 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 6 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 8 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 9 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |