Where does “zaga” come from?

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

zaga (Rohingya): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “zaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجایگاهplace, location; home, dwelling
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 →