Where does “шаршемби” come from?
шаршемби (Kyrgyz) comes from Persian چهارشنبه, 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.
шаршемби (Kyrgyz): Wednesday
Definitions
- Wednesday
Ancestry of “шаршемби”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | چهارشنبه | Wednesday |
| 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 | — |