Where does “ਪਨਾਹਗਾਹ” come from?

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

ਪਨਾਹਗਾਹ (Punjabi): haven, shelter

Definitions

  1. haven, shelter

Ancestry of “ਪਨਾਹਗਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپناهگاهshelter; refuge; asylum
2Persianـگاهa suffix forming words of location
3Persianگاهtime; place; throne
4Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
5Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →