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Where does “Sandrocottus” come from?

Sandrocottus (German) comes from Latin Sandrocottus, from Ancient Greek Σανδρόκοττος, from Sanskrit चन्द्रगुप्त, from Sanskrit गुप्त, from Sanskrit गुप्, from Sanskrit गोपा, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš — cattle.

Ancestry of “Sandrocottus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSandrocottus—
2Ancient GreekΣανδρόκοττος—
3Sanskritचन्द्रगुप्त—
4Sanskritगुप्तguarded, protected; hidden, secret; velvet bean,...
5Sanskritगुप्—
6Sanskritगोपा—
7Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
8Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
9Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
10Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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