Where does “پرورشگاه” come from?
پرورشگاه (Persian) comes from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
پرورشگاه (Persian): orphanage
Ancestry of “پرورشگاه”, step by step
پرورشگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـگاه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـگاه | a suffix forming words of location |
| 2 | Persian | گاه | time; place; throne |
| 3 | Sanskrit | घास | food; meadow or pasture grass |
| 4 | Sanskrit | घस् | to eat, devour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *gʰas- | — |
via Persian پرورش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | پرورش | nurture, fosterage |
| 2 | Persian | پرور | — |
| 3 | Persian | پروردن | to foster, to nurture |