Where does “جاه” come from?

جاه (Persian) comes from Arabic جَاه, from Middle Persian gʾs, from Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtHa-.

جاه (Persian): high post; high office

Definitions

  1. high post; high office

Ancestry of “جاه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَاه—
2Middle Persiangʾsthrone; place, position
3Avestan𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of...
4Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtHa-—

Words derived from “جاه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtHa- →Every word from Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 →Every word from Middle Persian gʾs →