Where does “gaur” come from?
gaur (English) comes from Bengali গৌড়, from Sanskrit गौड, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV.
gaur (English): An East Indian species of wild cattle , of large...
Definitions
- An East Indian species of wild cattle , of large...
Ancestry of “gaur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | গৌড় | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गौड | made of sugar or molasses; of or relating to the... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुड | sugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kuṭV | — |