Where does “જગ્યા” come from?
જગ્યા (Gujarati) comes from Persian جایگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
જગ્યા (Gujarati): place, spot; space, room; empty area; vacancy
Definitions
- place, spot; space, room; empty area; vacancy
Ancestry of “જગ્યા”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | جایگاه | place, location; home, dwelling |
| 2 | Persian | ـگاه | — |
| 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- | — |