Where does “دانشگاه” come from?

دانشگاه (Persian) comes from Persian دانش, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

دانشگاه (Persian): university

Definitions

  1. university

Ancestry of “دانشگاه”, step by step

دانشگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دانش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانشknowledge
2Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
3Persianدانستنto know
4Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
5Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

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-—

Words derived from “دانشگاه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →