Where does “nemesgáz” come from?
nemesgáz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nemes, from Egyptian nms, from Egyptian m-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *m-.
nemesgáz (Hungarian): noble gas
Ancestry of “nemesgáz”, step by step
nemesgáz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian nemes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nemes | noble; noble, nobleman |
| 2 | Egyptian | nms | linen cloth (used in ritual) |
| 3 | Egyptian | m- | forms masculine abstract nouns from verbs, with... |
| 4 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | *m- | — |
via Hungarian gáz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gáz | awkward, miserable, problematic; gas; throttle |
| 2 | German | Gas | gas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |