Where does “gazi” come from?
gazi (Italian) comes from Ottoman Turkish غازی, 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.
gazi (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...
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- second-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “gazi”, step by step
gazi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish غازی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | غازی | A Muslim warrior who fights against non-Muslims; a ghazi |
| 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 | — |