Where does “ગાહ” come from?

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

ગાહ (Gujarati): One of the five ritual divisions of a 24-hour day, each with a specific Zoroastrian prayer

Definitions

  1. One of the five ritual divisions of a 24-hour day, each with a specific Zoroastrian prayer

Ancestry of “ગાહ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاهtime; place; throne
2Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
3Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →
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