Where does “شامگاه” come from?

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

شامگاه (Persian): evening, dusk, eventide, twilight

Definitions

  1. evening, dusk, eventide, twilight

Ancestry of “شامگاه”, step by step

شامگاه 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 شام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشامevening; dinner, supper
2Arabicالشَّام—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →