Where does “جایگاه” come from?

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

جایگاه (Persian): place, location; home, dwelling

Definitions

  1. place, location; home, dwelling

Ancestry of “جایگاه”, step by step

جایگاه 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 جای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجایplace

Words derived from “جایگاه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →