Where does “गोपनीय” come from?

गोपनीय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गोपनीय, 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.

गोपनीय (Hindi): confidential, classified, secret

Definitions

  1. confidential, classified, secret

Ancestry of “गोपनीय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोपनीयto be preserved or protected
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →