Where does “غازجی” come from?
غازجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish 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, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ.
غازجی (Ottoman Turkish): gasworker
Definitions
- gasworker
Ancestry of “غازجی”, step by step
غازجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish غاز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | غاز | gas |
| 2 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |