Where does “شکار گاہ” come from?

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

شکار گاہ (Urdu): hunting ground

Definitions

  1. hunting ground

Ancestry of “شکار گاہ”, step by step

شکار 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 Urdu شکار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduشکارhunt
2Hindiशिकारhunt; prey, catch, kill
3Classical Persianشکار—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰas- →Every word from Sanskrit घस् →Every word from Sanskrit घास →