Where does “ایستگاه” come from?
ایستگاه (Persian) comes from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
ایستگاه (Persian): station
Definitions
- station
Ancestry of “ایستگاه”, step by step
ایستگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـگاه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـگاه | a suffix forming words of location |
| 2 | Persian | گاه | time; place; throne |
| 3 | Sanskrit | घास | food; meadow or pasture grass |
| 4 | Sanskrit | घस् | to eat, devour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *gʰas- | — |
via Persian ایست
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ایست | present stem form of ایستادن; stop |