Where does “gah” come from?

gah (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

gah (Azerbaijani): Used to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects

Definitions

  1. Used to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects

Ancestry of “gah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاهtime; place; throne
2Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
3Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

Words derived from “gah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →