Where does “پرتگاه” come from?

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

پرتگاه (Persian): precipice

Definitions

  1. precipice

Ancestry of “پرتگاه”, step by step

پرتگاه 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 پرت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپرتfar away
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →