Where does “गप” come from?

गप (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गुप्त, from Sanskrit गुप्, from Sanskrit गोपा, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

गप (Hindi): gossip; idle talk; talk

Definitions

  1. gossip; idle talk; talk

Ancestry of “गप”, step by step

गप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गुप्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुप्तguarded, protected; hidden, secret; velvet bean,...
2Sanskritगुप्to guard, defend, protect, preserve
3Sanskritगोपाa cowherd
4Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
6Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Classical Persian گپ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگپ—

Words derived from “गप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →