Where does “qa” come from?

qa (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani gah, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

qa (Talysh): Used to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects

Definitions

  1. Used to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects

Ancestry of “qa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AzerbaijanigahUsed to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects
2Persianگاهtime; place; throne
3Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
4Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →