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Where does “গৰু” come from?

গৰু (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese গৰু, from Magadhi Prakrit ?????, from Sanskrit गोरूप, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

গৰু (Assamese): cattle, cow; stupid person

Definitions

  1. cattle, cow; stupid person

Ancestry of “গৰু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseগৰুcattle, cow
2Magadhi Prakrit?????—
3Sanskritगोरूपbovine, cow-like, cow-shaped; the shape of a cow
4Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
6Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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