Where does “ガス” come from?

ガス (Japanese) comes from English gas, from Dutch gas — gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street.

ガス (Japanese): natural gas; gas; a dense thick fog

Definitions

  1. natural gas; gas; a dense thick fog

Ancestry of “ガス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgasMatter in a state intermediate between liquid and...
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street

Words derived from “ガス”

Every word from Dutch gas →Every word from English gas →