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