Where does “خوابگاه” come from?

خوابگاه (Persian) comes from Persian خواب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡, from Proto-Iranian *hwápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati, from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

خوابگاه (Persian): dormitory

Definitions

  1. dormitory

Ancestry of “خوابگاه”, step by step

خوابگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خواب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوابdream; sleep; asleep
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡—
3Proto-Iranian*hwápatito sleep
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswápati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswép-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

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 swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati →