Where does “پناهگاه” come from?

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

پناهگاه (Persian): shelter; refuge; asylum

Definitions

  1. shelter; refuge; asylum

Ancestry of “پناهگاه”, step by step

پناهگاه 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 پناه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپناهshelter; refuge; asylum
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧protector; refuge

Words derived from “پناهگاه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →