Where does “गोवा” come from?

गोवा (Hindi) comes from Portuguese Goa, from Konkani गोंय, from Sanskrit गोमन्त.

Ancestry of “गोवा”, step by step

गोवा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Goa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGoa—
2Konkaniगोंय—
3Sanskritगोमन्त—

via Sanskrit गोवा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोवा—

Words derived from “गोवा”

Every word from Sanskrit गोमन्त →Every word from Konkani गोंय →Every word from Portuguese Goa →