Where does “دانش گاہ” come from?

دانش گاہ (Urdu) comes from Persian دانشگاه, from Persian دانش, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

دانش گاہ (Urdu): university

Definitions

  1. university

Ancestry of “دانش گاہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانشگاهuniversity
2Persianدانشknowledge
3Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
4Persianدانستنto know
5Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
6Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →