Where does “gopi” come from?

gopi (English) comes from Sanskrit गोपी, from Sanskrit गोप, from Sanskrit -प, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

gopi (English): Any of the milkmaids that were companions of...

Definitions

  1. Any of the milkmaids that were companions of...

Ancestry of “gopi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोपीcowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife
2Sanskritगोपcowherd, herdsman, milkman
3Sanskrit-पprotector
4Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit -प →