Where does “نمایشگاه” come from?

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

نمایشگاه (Persian): fair, exhibition, gallery (both the place and event)

Definitions

  1. fair, exhibition, gallery (both the place and event)

Ancestry of “نمایشگاه”, step by step

نمایشگاه 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 نمایش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمایشshow; exposition; display
2Persianـش-tion
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭭—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →