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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

Definitions

  1. {{w|Wazir Ghazi-ud-din}}, the founder

Ancestry of “ग़ाज़ी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianغازى—
2Arabicغازgas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene
3Frenchgazgas; flatulence
4Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
5Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
6Middle High Germangazze—
7Old High Germangazzalane
8Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
9Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “ग़ाज़ी”

  • ग़ाज़ियाबाद
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →