Where does “گلوگاه” come from?
گلوگاه (Persian) comes from Persian ـگاه, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.
گلوگاه (Persian): chokepoint
Ancestry of “گلوگاه”, step by step
گلوگاه 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 گلو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | گلو | throat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |