Where does “دیدگاه” come from?
دیدگاه (Persian) comes from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
دیدگاه (Persian): point of view; viewpoint
Ancestry of “دیدگاه”, step by step
دیدگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـگاه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـگاه | a suffix forming words of location |
| 2 | Persian | گاه | time; place; throne |
| 3 | Sanskrit | घास | food; meadow or pasture grass |
| 4 | Sanskrit | घस् | to eat, devour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *gʰas- | — |
via Persian دید
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | دید | third-person singular preterite indicative of... |
| 2 | Persian | دیدن | to see |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dytn' | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | daiH- | to look, see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *deyh₂- | — |