Where does “حاجت گاہ” come from?

حاجت گاہ (Urdu) comes from Urdu گاہ, from Persian گاه, from Sanskrit घास, from Sanskrit घस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas-.

حاجت گاہ (Urdu): toilet, lavatory, restroom, necessarium

Definitions

  1. toilet, lavatory, restroom, necessarium

Ancestry of “حاجت گاہ”, step by step

حاجت گاہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu گاہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduگاہplace, area, centre
2Persianگاهtime; place; throne
3Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
4Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—

via Persian حاجت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحاجتnecessity, need; want; wish
2Arabicحَاجَةnecessary thing; valuable thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →