Where does “gas” come from?

gas (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese গছ, from Sanskrit गच्छ, from Sanskrit गच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

gas (Naga Pidgin): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “gas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseগছplant
2Sanskritगच्छfamily, race; a tree; a Jaina lineage
3Sanskritगच्छतिto go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangasćátito step, go
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →