Where does “gopuram” come from?

gopuram (English) comes from Tamil கோபுரம், from Malayalam ഗോപുരം, from Sanskrit गोपुर, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

gopuram (English): A monumental tower, usually ornate, at the...

Definitions

  1. A monumental tower, usually ornate, at the...

Ancestry of “gopuram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோபுரம்tower
2Malayalamഗോപുരംtower
3Sanskritगोपुरtown-gate; gate; gopuram, gopura: the ornamented...
4Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
6Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →