Where does “ਘਾਹ” come from?

ਘਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

ਘਾਹ (Punjabi): grass, turf, herbage

Definitions

  1. grass, turf, herbage

Ancestry of “ਘਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
2Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →
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