Where does “गाह” come from?

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

गाह (Hindi): (in compounds mostly) place; time, occasion

Definitions

  1. (in compounds mostly) place; time, occasion

Ancestry of “गाह”, 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 →