Where does “درس گاہ” come from?

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

درس گاہ (Urdu): school

Definitions

  1. school

Ancestry of “درس گاہ”, step by step

درس گاہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گاه

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

via Urdu درس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدرسlesson, reading, lecture
2Arabicدَرْسlesson
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →
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