Where does “گاه‌شماری” come from?

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

گاه‌شماری (Persian): calendar, calendrical system

Definitions

  1. calendar, calendrical system

Ancestry of “گاه‌شماری”, step by step

گاه‌شماری 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 شماری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشماری
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-Every word from Sanskrit घस्Every word from Sanskrit घास