Where does “हथकरघा” come from?

हथकरघा (Hindi) comes from Hindi करघा, from Persian کارگاه, from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

हथकरघा (Hindi): handloom

Definitions

  1. handloom

Ancestry of “हथकरघा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकरघाloom
2Persianکارگاهworkshop
3Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
4Persianگاهtime; place; throne
5Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
6Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →