Where does “فروشگاه” come from?

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

فروشگاه (Persian): shop, store

Definitions

  1. shop, store

Ancestry of “فروشگاه”, step by step

فروشگاه 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 فروش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفروشpresent stem form of فروختن

Words derived from “فروشگاه

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-Every word from Sanskrit घस्Every word from Sanskrit घास