Where does “گاه” come from?

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

گاه (Persian): time; place; throne

Definitions

  1. time; place; throne

Ancestry of “گاه”, step by step

گاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit घास

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

via Middle Persian gʾs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiangʾsthrone; place, position
2Avestan𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtHa-—

Words derived from “گاه”

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