Where does “গোয়ালা” come from?

গোয়ালা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit गोपाल, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

গোয়ালা (Bengali): milkman; cowherd

Definitions

  1. milkman; cowherd

Ancestry of “গোয়ালা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोपालcowherd; "earth-protector", a king; Krishna
2Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
3Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
Every word from Sanskrit पालयति →Every word from Sanskrit पाल →Every word from Sanskrit गोपाल →
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