Where does “دوشنبه” come from?
دوشنبه (Persian) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ.
دوشنبه (Persian): Monday
Ancestry of “دوشنبه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | غاز | gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “دوشنبه”