Where does “গোসাঁই” come from?

গোসাঁই (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन्, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

গোসাঁই (Bengali): lord, master

Definitions

  1. lord, master

Ancestry of “গোসাঁই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोस्वामिन्the master or owner of a cow or of kine
2Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
4Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →