Where does “چهارشنبه” come from?
چهارشنبه (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.
چهارشنبه (Persian): Wednesday
Definitions
- Wednesday
Ancestry of “چهارشنبه”, step by step
چهارشنبه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic غاز
| 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 | — |