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Where does “घाँय्” come from?
घाँय् (Newari) comes from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
Ancestry of “घाँय्”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
घास
food; meadow or pasture grass
2
Sanskrit
घस्
to eat, devour
3
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*gʰas-
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Words derived from “घाँय्”
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