Where does “فرودگاه” come from?

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

فرودگاه (Persian): airport, airdrome, aerodrome

Definitions

  1. airport, airdrome, aerodrome

Ancestry of “فرودگاه”, step by step

فرودگاه 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 فرود

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرودdown; landing
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →