Where does “नवःघाँय्” come from?

नवःघाँय् (Newar) comes from Newari घाँय्, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

नवःघाँय् (Newar): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “नवःघाँय्”, step by step

नवःघाँय् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Newari घाँय्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Newariघाँय्—
2Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
3Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

via Newar नवः

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