Where does “گاز” come from?

گاز (Persian) comes from Russian ГАЗ, 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.

گاز (Persian): gas, vapour; gauze; bite

Definitions

  1. gas, vapour; gauze; bite

Ancestry of “گاز”, step by step

گاز traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ГАЗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianГАЗGAZ Gorky Automobile Plant
2Frenchgazgas; flatulence
3Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
4Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
5Middle High Germangazze
6Old High Germangazzalane
7Proto-West Germanic*gatwā
8Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂

via English gauze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgauzeA thin fabric with a loose, open weave; A similar...
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Sanskrit घास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
2Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-

Words derived from “گاز

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā