Where does “ग़ाज़ी” come from?
ग़ाज़ी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian غازى, from Arabic غاز, 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.
ग़ाज़ी (Hindi): {{w|Wazir Ghazi-ud-din}}, the founder
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- {{w|Wazir Ghazi-ud-din}}, the founder
Ancestry of “ग़ाज़ी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | غازى | — |
| 2 | Arabic | غاز | gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “ग़ाज़ी”