Where does “জেগা” come from?
জেগা (Assamese) comes from Persian جایگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
জেগা (Assamese): place; space; headquarter
Definitions
- place; space; headquarter
Ancestry of “জেগা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | جایگاه | place, location; home, dwelling |
| 2 | Persian | ـگاه | a suffix forming words of location |
| 3 | Persian | گاه | time; place; throne |
| 4 | Sanskrit | घास | food; meadow or pasture grass |
| 5 | Sanskrit | घस् | to eat, devour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *gʰas- | — |