Where does “gàa” come from?

gàa (Kalkoti) comes from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

gàa (Kalkoti): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “gàa”, step by step

gàa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit घास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
2Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

via Sanskrit *गावा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*गावा—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →