Where does “اردوگاه” come from?

اردوگاه (Persian) comes from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

اردوگاه (Persian): camp, campsite

Definitions

  1. camp, campsite

Ancestry of “اردوگاه”, step by step

اردوگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـگاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
2Persianگاهtime; place; throne
3Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
4Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

via Persian اردو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاردوhorde; camping; army
2Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →