Where does “पनाहगाह” come from?
पनाहगाह (Hindi) comes from Persian پناهگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
पनाहगाह (Hindi): refuge, shelter, sanctuary
Definitions
- refuge, shelter, sanctuary
Ancestry of “पनाहगाह”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پناهگاه | shelter; refuge; asylum |
| 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- | — |