Where does “គោព្រៃ” come from?

គោព្រៃ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គោ, from Pali go, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

គោព្រៃ (Khmer): kouprey

Definitions

  1. kouprey

Ancestry of “គោព្រៃ”, step by step

គោព្រៃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គោ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគោox; cow; bull; to be naive, gullible, easily...
2Paligocow
3Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
5Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Khmer ព្រៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃjungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness; wild,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest

Words derived from “គោព្រៃ”

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