Where does “بنگاه” come from?

بنگاه (Persian) comes from Persian بن, from Middle Persian بوّن, from Proto-Iranian *buHnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudʰnás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ(m̥)nés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

بنگاه (Persian): institute, institution; foundation; authority

Definitions

  1. institute, institution; foundation; authority

Ancestry of “بنگاه”, step by step

بنگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنbottom; foundation; root
2Middle Persianبوّن—
3Proto-Iranian*buHnáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudʰnásbottom, ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ(m̥)nés—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →