Where does “کشتارگاه” come from?

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

کشتارگاه (Persian): abattoir

Definitions

  1. abattoir

Ancestry of “کشتارگاه”, step by step

کشتارگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاهtime; place; throne
2Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
3Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

via Persian کشتار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشتارslaughter; massacre; murder
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →