Where does “Душанбе” come from?
Душанбе (Russian) comes from Tajik Душанбе, from Persian دوشنبه, from Arabic غاز, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza.
Ancestry of “Душанбе”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajik | Душанбе | Monday |
| 2 | Persian | دوشنبه | Monday |
| 3 | Arabic | غاز | gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene |
| 4 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 5 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 7 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 8 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |